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Dell'agostino Laura

Researcher

Dell'agostino Laura

Researcher

Laura Dell’Agostino is a Junior Assistant Professor at the Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, and a lecturer of the course on Business Economics and Organisation within the Bachelor’s programme in Aerospace Engineering, and in different courses at the Graduate School of Management (GSoM).

She gained a PhD in Economics and Quantitative Methods from Roma Tre University with a thesis on international trade and GVC.

Current research projects concern the impact assessment of strategic investments and public policies in developed and developing countries, with a focus on the assessment of wider socio-economic impacts and sustainability-related issues.

She is an active member of the IMPACT research group, which collaborates with national and international companies and institutions, supporting them in the design of decision-making tools and in conducting impact analyses for specific projects and policy measures.

Career

PHD: Economics and Quantitative Methods, Università degli studi Roma Tre

Research

Impact assessment of investment projects and public policies in developed and developing countries, with a focus on the assessment of wider socio-economic impacts and sustainability-related issues.

Selected Publications

  1. Ratti S., Dell’Agostino L., Arena M. & Azzone G. (2025), Environmental Commitment: Do Firms Walk the Talk? Empirical Insights from Italy, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 32 (4), 5167–5189. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.3224
  2. Ratti S.; Arena M.; Azzone G. & Dell’Agostino L. (2023), Environmental claims and executive compensation plans: Is there a link? An empirical investigation of Italian listed companies, Journal of Cleaner Production, 422, 138434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138434
  3. Scotti F.; Dell’Agostino L.; Flori A. & Pammolli F. (2024), Premature exit from and delayed entrance into the less developed status: An empirical appraisal of the structural funds allocation criterion, Journal of Regional Science, 64 (1), 5-59 https://doi.org/10.1111/jors.12665
  4. Arena M.; Azzone G.; Dell’Agostino L. & Scotti F. (2022), "Precision policies and local content targets in resource-rich developing countries: The case of the oil and gas sector in Mozambique", Resource Policies, 76, 102597 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2022.102597
  5. Mascaretti A.; Dell’Agostino L.; Arena M.; Flori A.; Menafoglio A. & Vantini S. (2022), Heterogeneity of technological structures between EU countries: An application of complex systems methods to Input–Output Tables, Expert Systems With Applications, 206, 117875 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2022.117875

Grants, awards and Honours

Community service

Reviewer of international journals: Business Ethics, the Environment & Responsibility; Expert System with Application; PLOS ONE; SN Business & Economics

Reviewer of international conference: AOM, EURAM