ERSA and the Jury of the ERSA Prize Committee are pleased to announce that this year, the ERSA European Prize in Regional Science has been awarded to Prof. Simona Iammarino, Professor of Applied Economics at the Department of Economics and Business, University of Cagliari, Italy.

Simona Iammarino is a prolific author, she has published more than 70 articles in major peer-reviewed journals, around 30 book chapters, and numerous working papers, policy reports and other publications. Her latest co-authored article published in a refereed journal is: “Gathering round Big Tech: how the market for acquisitions hurts left-behind places” Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, Ioramashvili C., Feldman M., Guy F., Iammarino, S.

Last but not least, Simona’s scientific production helped understanding the dynamics and competitiveness of our territories.