
Mario Calderini
Full Professor, Director of Tiresia
Mario Calderini, a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Manchester, is full Professor at Politecnico di Milano, School of Management, where he teaches Management for Sustainability and Impact. He is the Director of Tiresia, the Politecnico di Milano School of Management’s Research Centre for Impact Finance and Innovation.
He is cabinet advisor to the Minister of Innovation Vittorio Colao and a member of the Sustainable Finance for Infrastructure Advisory Board established by Minister Enrico Giovannini.
He has been the Director of Alta Scuola Politecnica and Executive Vice President of Fondazione Politecnico. He served as senior advisor to several Ministers of University Research and Innovation and Government’s Sherpa for the G7 Italian Presidency 2017.
His numerous publications in highly ranked international journals cover several topics in the field of innovation and social impact finance. He has been a member of the G8 Task Force for Social Impact Investment; he chaired the Italian Advisory Board on Social Impact Finance; he is the President of the Scientific Committee of the Social Impact Agenda for Italy Association (Italy’s NAB). He sits in the Italian Government’s Advisory Group on Social Entrepreneurship and Impact Measurement and he contributed to promote the social innovation agenda in Italy, launching the sector’s first public consultation. He has been part of the Government’s Advisory Group that drafted the new law on social entrepreneurship.
He is the President of the Advisory Board for Research and Innovation Strategy of the Lombardy Region Government. He sits in the Advisory Board of Unicredit Group, in the Sustainability Advisory Board of Bolton Group and Edison, and in the Directors Board of Fondazione De Agostini.
Publications
- CALDERINI, M., CHIODO, V., GERLI, F., PASI, G., (2021). Social-Tech Entrepreneurs: Building Blocks of a New Social Economy, Stanford Social Innovation Review.
- CALDERINI, M., CHIODO, V., GERLI, F., (2021). An ecosystemic model for the technological development of social entrepreneurship: exploring clusters of social innovation. EUROPEAN PLANNING STUDIES, – 2 -vol. 0, p. 1-23.
- CALDERINI M, SIMONE A., (2021). Give citizens a seat at the table, http://www.nature.com/articles/d43978-021-00038-1
- CALDERINI, M., CHIODO, V. & MICHELUCCI, F.V. (2018). The social impact investment race: toward an interpretative frameworkEuropean Business Review, 30 Issue: 1, pp.66-81
- ARENA, M., BENGO, I., CALDERINI, M. & CHIODO, V. (2017).Unlocking finance for social tech start-ups: Is there a new opportunity space? Technological Forecasting and Social Change. 127, 154-165.
- CALDERINI, M., BENGO, I., (2016).New development: Are social impact bonds (SIBs) viable in Italy? A new roadmap. Public Money & Management, 36(4), 303-306.
- CALDERINI, M. ARENA, M., BENGO, I. and CHIODO, V., (2016). Social Impact Bonds: Blockbuster or Flash in a Pan?. International Journal of Public Administration. 39(12), 927-939
- CALDERINI M., ARENA, M., AZZONE, G.,BENGO, I., (2015). “Indicators and metrics for social business: A review of current approaches”. Journal of Social Entrepreneurship,
- CALDERINI, M., FRANZONI, C., VEZZULLI, A., (2009), The Unequal Benefits of Academic Patenting for Science and Engineering Research, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT, 56(1): pp. 16-30, 2009. ISSN: 0018-9391
- CALDERINI, M., ANTONELLI, C, (2008), The Governance of knowledge compositeness and technological performance: the case of the automotive industry in Europe, ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGY, vol. 17, Spring, ISSN: 1043-8599.
- CALDERINI, M., FRANZONI, C., VEZZULLI, A., (2007), If star scientists do not patent: The effect of productivity, basicness and impact on the decision to patent in the academic world, RESEARCH POLICY, vol. 36, issue 3, pp.303-319, ISSN: 0048-7333.
- CALDERINI M., GIANNACCARI A., (2006), Standardisation in the ICT sector: the complex interface between antitrust and intellectual property, ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGY, Vol II, Fall 2006, ISSN 1043-8599.
- CALDERINI M., SCELLATO G., (2005), Academic research, technological specialisation and the innovation performance in European Regions, INDUSTRIAL AND CORPORATE CHANGE, vol. 14, pp. 279-305 ISSN: 1464-3650.
- CALDERINI M., GARRONE P., (2002), The changing nature of R&D activities in telecommunications, COMMUNICATIONS & STRATEGIES, vol. 48, pp. 53-72 ISSN: 1157-8637.
- CALDERINI M., GARRONE P., (2001), Liberalisation, market turmoil and the balance of R&D activities, INFORMATION ECONOMICS AND POLICY, vol. 13, pp. 199-230 ISSN: 0167-6245.
- CALDERINI M., METCALFE S., (1998), Compound Learning, Neural Nets and the Competitive Process, ECONOMICS OF INNOVATION AND NEW TECHNOLOGY, vol. 7,4, pp. 271-302 ISSN: 1043-8599.
- CALDERINI M., CANTAMESSA M., (1997), Innovation paths in product development, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION ECONOMICS, vol. 51, pp. 1-17 ISSN: 0925-5273.
- CALDERINI M., BRANDIMARTE P., (1995), A hierarchical bicriterion approach to integrated process planning and job shop scheduling, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRODUCTION RESEARCH, Volume 33, n.1, pp. 161-183.
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- CALDERINI, M., GERLI, F., (2020), Innovazione, sfide sociali e protagonismo dell’imprenditoria ad impatto: un ripensamento degli ecosistemi d’innovazione per una nuova generazione di politiche, Impresa Sociale, Volume 3, 2020.
- CALDERINI, M. & CHIODO V. (2014). La finanza sociale: l’impatto sulla dinamica domanda-offerta. Rivista Impresa Sociale, pp. .
- CALDERINI M., ROTA F., (2012), SME Access to Innovation Finance: An Analysis of Public Funds in Piedmont, ITALIAN JOURNAL OF REGIONAL SCIENCE, vol. 11, n.1, pp.39-60.
- CALDERINI M., UGHETTO E., (2009), Vincoli Finanziari e distretti industriali: quanto contano le fonti interne di finanziamento? L’INDUSTRIA, Anno XXX, n.3, pp. 467-489, ISBN 978-88-15-12967-3.
- CALDERINI M., BOSSI, G:, ROTA F., (2009), Le politiche per la ricerca e l’innovazione in Piemonte a seguito dell’approvazione della legge 4/2006, RASSEGNA ECONOMICA, Anno LXXII, n.1, pp. 69-85, ISSN 0390-010X.
- CALDERINI M., ORIANI R., SOBRERO M., (2004), Il finanziamento privato dell’innovazione: quali strumenti per quali attività?, BANCARIA, Anno 60, n. 12, pp. 17-22.
- CALDERINI M., CATALANO G., RICCI M, (2003), Il finanziamento della ricerca scientifica e tecnologica in Italia: risorse e regole, QUESTE ISTITUZIONI. vol. 129, pp. 89-121.
- CALDERINI M., GARRONE P., (2001), Liberalizzazione del Mercato e Ricerca e Sviluppo nel Settore delle Telecomunicazioni, L’INDUSTRIA. vol. 3, pp. 501-530 ISSN: 0019-7416.
Books
- CALDERINI M., GARRONE P., SOBRERO M. (a cura di), (2003), Market Structure, Corporate Governance and Innovation, Edward Elgar, Cheltenham (UK), ISBN: 1 840064.
- CALDERINI M., UGHETTO E., (2009), Finanziare l’innovazione, Giappichelli Editore, Torino, ISBN: 88 34 89565 7.
- CALDERINI M., GIANNACCARI A., GRANIERI M., (2005), Standard, Proprietà Intellettuale e Logica Antitrust nell’Industria dell’informazione, Il Mulino, Bologna, ISBN 88 15 10273 6.
- CALDERINI M., GARRONE P., PALMIERI S., VERGANTI R., (2004), L’impresa dell’innovazione, Edizioni Il Sole 24 Ore, Milano, ISBN: 88 8363 535 3.
- CALDERINI M., SCELLATO G., (2003), Interpetare l’Innovazione, Edizioni Fondazione Giovanni Agnelli, Torino, ISBN: 88 7860 185 3.
- CALDERINI M., ANTONELLI C., (2001), Le Misure della Ricerca, Edizioni Fondazione Giovanni Agnelli, Torino, ISBN: 88 7860 176 4.
- CALDERINI M., PAOLUCCI E., VALLETTI T., (1994), Economia ed Organizzazione Aziendale: guida alla risoluzione di casi e problemi, Utet Libreria, Torino, ISBN 88 7750 268 1.