Publications & Research Activities
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
RECENT RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
- Sica, E. (2016) 'Economic Theories of Eco-Innovations: A Comparison between the Neoclassical and Evolutionary Approaches’. International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development, Vol. 10, No. 1, pp. 87-102
- Morone, P., Lopolito, A., Anguilano, D., Sica, E., and Tartiu, V.E. (forthcoming)‘ 'Sources of change: unpacking landscape pressures on socio-technical regimes. Insights from the urban waste management system’. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
- Falcone, P.M. and Sica, E. (2015) ‘Explaining biomass niche readiness through network analysis: the Lithuanian case’. In Brebbia, C.A. (editor) ‘Management of Natural Resources, Sustainable Development and Ecological Hazards IV’. WIT Transactions on Ecology and The Environment, Vol 199, pp. 259-270
- Pittiglio, R., Reganati, F., and Sica, E. (2015) ‘Do multinational enterprises push up wages of domestic firms in the Italian manufacturing sector?’ The Manchester School, 83(3): 346–378
- Durusoy, S., Sica, E., and Beyhan, Z. (2015) ‘Economic Crisis and Protectionism Policies: the Case of the EU Countries’ International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, Vol. 5, No. 6(1)
- Falcone, P.M. and Sica, E. (2015) ‘How much does economic crisis affect sustainability transitions? A social network analysis of the Italian biofuel sector’. Economy of Region (Ekonomika Regiona), 1: 264-270
- Sica, E. (2014) ‘Economic Dualism and Air Quality in Italy: Testing the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis’. International Journal of Environmental Studies, 71(4): 463-480
- Sica, E. and Susnik, S. (2014) ‘Geographical dimension and Environmental Kuznets Curve: the case of some less investigated air pollutants’. Applied Economics Letters, 21(14): 1010–1016
- Imbriani, C., Pittiglio, R., Reganati, F., and Sica, E. (2014) ‘How much do technological gap, firm size, and regional characteristics matter for the absorptive capacity of Italian enterprises?'. International Advances in Economic Research, 20(1): 57-72
- Falcone, P.M., Germani, A., Morone, P., and Sica, E. (2013) ‘L'ambiente in uno sviluppo economico duale’. In ‘Rapporto Svimez 2013’: 809-824, Il Mulino
- Sica, E. and Testa, G. (2009) ‘Environmental Sustainability and Microfinancial System: What is the Link?’. World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 5(3): 244 – 255
- Pittiglio, R., Sica, E., and Villa, S. (2009) ‘Innovation and internationalization: the case of Italy’. The Journal of Technology Transfer, 34(6): 588–602
- Reganati, F. and Sica, E. (2007) ‘Horizontal and Vertical Spillovers from FDI: Evidence from panel Data for the Italian manufacturing sector’. Journal of Business Economics and Management, 8(4).
- Sica, E. (2007) ‘Does Tourism affect Economic Growth? The Experience of South-East Asian and Pacific countries’. The IUP Journal of Applied Economics, VI(3): 79-95
- Sica, E. (2007) ‘International Tourism: a Driving Force for Economic Growth of Commonwealth Countries’. In ‘Commonwealth Finance Ministers Reference Report 2007’, Volume produced for the Finance Ministers Meeting in Guyana 15-17 October 2007
- Russo, M. and Sica, E. (2007) 'Competitività, Internazionalizzazione e Turismo. Dove va il sistema produttivo foggiano?’. In ‘Rapporto Economico 2006-2007’, Osservatorio Economico Provinciale, CCIAA Foggia
- Sica, E. (2006) ‘Climatic differences and Economic Growth across Italian Provinces: First Empirical Evidence’ In ‘Mechanisms & Policies in Economics’, Edited by John Roufagalas, ATINER: 25-39
- Pazienza, P. and Sica, E. (2005) ‘The Tourism Sector as a Factor of Convergence for Italian Regions: the Case of Law 488/92’. Rassegna Economica, 1 (Novembre): 293-306
RECENT RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES
- WP2 leader (Exchange of Know How and Recruitment) for the ‘STAR-AgroEnergy' FP7 project (Scientific & Technological Advancement in Research on Agro-Energy: an integrated approach to renewable energy generation according to sustainability criteria) (2011-2015)
- External collaborator for the WP3 (Costs and impacts of environmental crime) and the WP4 (Environmental crime case-studies) of the ‘EFFACE ' FP7 project (European Union Action to Fight Environmental Crime) (2012-2013)
- WG4 member (Technical and Sustainability Assessment/Policy Analysis) of the ‘Food Waste Valorisation for Sustainable Chemicals, Materials and Fuels’ (EUBis) COST Action
- .Member of the scientific board of the Ph.D. program in ‘Economics and Finance’ – ‘La Sapienza’ University of Rome (Italy) (aa.yy. 13/14 and 14/15)
- Guarantor professor and member of the scientific committee of the 1st level Master degree in ‘Planning and Management of Biomass-Based Agro-Energetic Systems’ (ProGeSABi) - University of Foggia (Italy) (a.y. 14-15)
- Scientific organiser of the 1st and 2nd edition of the 'International Week of Economics’ (19-23 May 2014 & 18-22 May 2015) - Department of Economics – University of Foggia (Italy).
- Member of the Conference Scientific Committee of the International Conference ‘Studies in Modern Society 2014’, 21 February 2014, Siauliai (Lithuania
- Member of the 'Sustainability Transitions Network'
- Member of the Experts Directory of the ‘World Association for Sustainable Development’ (WASD)
Last update: 25/11/2015