Transport and Logistics in a Globalising World

Über den Autor

Ilaria Mariotti , dastu -department of architecture and urban studiesVia A. Bizzoni n.6, 20125 Milan (Italy) Mobile +39 338 7702232 e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] Fiscal code: MRTLRI73S54E463S PERSONAL INFORMATION * Date and place of birth: 14th November 1973, La Spezia, Italy * Marital status: Married, one child * Nationality: Italian ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS Since April 2008 Faculty of Architecture and Society, Department of Architecture and Planning, Polytechnic of Milan Assistant professor of Applied Economics 1st July 2006 - 31st March 2008 Faculty of Architecture and Society, Department of Architecture and Planning, Laboratory of Economics, Logistics and Territory (LabELT), Polytechnic of Milan Research contract, lecturer 1st July 2006 - 31st March 2008 Faculty of Engineering, Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Polytechnic of Milan Research contract, lecturer October 2000- October 2004 Faculty of Spatial Sciences, Department of Economic Geography, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Ph.D in Spatial Sciences, supervisor Prof. P.H. Pellenbarg April 2000 - November 2003 Faculty of Economics, Department of Economics and Quantitative Methods, University of Genoa, Italy Ph.D in Transportation Economics, supervisor Prof. E. Musso September 1999-September 2000 Faculty of Economics, University of Reading, United Kingdom Master in Regional Science, supervisor Prof. P. McCann MAIN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES From 2004 to 2008 Collaboration to the research on "The impact of manufacturing FDI on the labour demand in Italy". The research has been coordinated by prof.ssa Lucia Piscitello (Full Professor -Faculty of Engineering, Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Polytechnic of Milan). Since 2005 Coordinator of the Logistics and Internationalisation Observatory (Log-INT), Department of Architecture and Planning, Laboratory of Economics, Logistics and Territory (LabELT), Polytechnic of Milan. Within the Observatory, the following main studies have been carried out: (i) analysis of the inward and outward foreign direct investments (FDI) in the logistics sector in Italy; (ii) analysis of the performance (by means of an econometric analysis- propensity score matching technique) of two samples of firms: uni-national logistics firms and multinationals (MNE), located in Italy; (iii) investigation of the location patterns of the logistics MNE; (iv) investigation of the integration strategies and motivations driving foreign logistics FDI in Italy. From 2007 to 2008 Collaboration to the research: "Italian investments in the agglomeration of Timisoara in Romania: threat or opportunity for the economic development?", carried out with doc. Simona Montagnana, Università dell'Insubria, Varese (Italy). Since 2009 Collaboration to the research on the "Location decisions of research spin-off firms in Italy", carried out with doc. Elisa Salvador (post-doc researcher, ESCP Europe Business School, Paris, FR). Since 2010 Coordinator of the research on "Assessing sustainable mobility: the case of European neighbourhoods", together with doc. Ila Maltese (DiAP - Politechnic of Milan). Collaboration to the research on the "Effects of globalisation on the logistics growth in Europe", is carried out jointly with doc. A. Brouwer (Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, NL), and doc. Adelheid Holl (Senior Researcher, Institute of Public Goods and Policies - IPP, Madrid, ES).