I am interested in how the private sector contributes to processes of socio-economic development and in the interaction between business and society. At present I am involved in three research projects:

1. Industrial clusters and network dynamics: how do networks change over time in industrial clusters? What are the implications for development, policy and practice?

Related paper:

Elisa Giuliani, 2010. "Network dynamics in regional clusters: The perspective of an emerging economy," Papers in Evolutionary Economic Geography (PEEG) 1014, Utrecht University, Section of Economic Geography, revised Oct 2010. "

2. Technology-driven Foreign Direct Investment (TFDI) from Emerging Economies: what are the drivers and consequences of TFDI and what are the implications for the negotiation of International Investment Agreements?

Project overview HERE

3. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Human Rights Impacts : does CSR adoption reduce corporate involvement in human rights abuses? How do corporations from BRIC countries differ from those having headquarters in advanced countries?

Related paper:

Davide Fiaschi & Elisa Giuliani & Chiara Macchi & Michelangelo Murano & Oriana Perrone, 2011. To abuse or not to abuse. This is the question. On whether Social Corporate Responsibility influences human rights abuses of large Multinational Corporations (1990-2006)," LEM Papers Series 2011/13, Laboratory of Economics and Management (LEM), Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Pisa, Italy.

If you want more details about me and my research, you can look at my CV HERE.