Francesco Quatraro

4.7k total citations · 1 hit paper
105 papers, 3.2k citations indexed

About

Francesco Quatraro is a scholar working on Economics and Econometrics, Political Science and International Relations and Strategy and Management. According to data from OpenAlex, Francesco Quatraro has authored 105 papers receiving a total of 3.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 87 papers in Economics and Econometrics, 26 papers in Political Science and International Relations and 23 papers in Strategy and Management. Recurrent topics in Francesco Quatraro's work include Economic Growth and Productivity (34 papers), Firm Innovation and Growth (30 papers) and Regional Development and Policy (26 papers). Francesco Quatraro is often cited by papers focused on Economic Growth and Productivity (34 papers), Firm Innovation and Growth (30 papers) and Regional Development and Policy (26 papers). Francesco Quatraro collaborates with scholars based in Italy, France and United Kingdom. Francesco Quatraro's co-authors include Jackie Krafft, Alessandra Colombelli, Claudia Ghisetti, Sandro Montresor, Cristiano Antonelli, Zahra Shams Esfandabadi, Meisam Ranjbari, Mortaza Aghbashlo, Meisam Tabatabaei and Wanxi Peng and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Cleaner Production, Chemosphere and Research Policy.

In The Last Decade

Francesco Quatraro

97 papers receiving 3.0k citations

Hit Papers

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Three pillars of sustainability in the wake of COVID-19: A systematic review and future research agenda for sustainable development

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Francesco Quatraro Italy	30	1.9k	994	580	482	284	105	3.2k
Pierre Mohnen Netherlands	33	3.3k 1.7×	1.3k 1.3×	520 0.9×	328 0.7×	308 1.1×	139	4.2k
Manuela Tvaronavičienė Lithuania	34	1.7k 0.9×	963 1.0×	335 0.6×	223 0.5×	334 1.2×	241	4.1k
Yuriy Bilan Poland	39	2.5k 1.3×	715 0.7×	384 0.7×	388 0.8×	212 0.7×	242	5.0k
Giulio Cainelli Italy	28	2.3k 1.2×	1.6k 1.6×	293 0.5×	1.3k 2.7×	228 0.8×	90	3.6k
José García‐Quevedo Spain	25	1.4k 0.7×	731 0.7×	191 0.3×	428 0.9×	163 0.6×	59	2.1k
Bruno S. Sergi Italy	31	1.1k 0.6×	676 0.7×	365 0.6×	259 0.5×	113 0.4×	247	2.9k
Henny Romijn Netherlands	29	803 0.4×	990 1.0×	533 0.9×	186 0.4×	174 0.6×	69	2.9k
Άγγελος Τσακανίκας Greece	21	779 0.4×	946 1.0×	508 0.9×	161 0.3×	110 0.4×	43	2.0k
Chih‐Hai Yang Taiwan	24	1.9k 1.0×	730 0.7×	279 0.5×	268 0.6×	106 0.4×	99	2.9k
Annika Rickne Sweden	13	1.0k 0.5×	860 0.9×	699 1.2×	100 0.2×	314 1.1×	32	2.6k

Countries citing papers authored by Francesco Quatraro

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Francesco Quatraro

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Fratesi, Ugo, Maria Abreu, Luisa Corrado, et al.. (2025). The urban dimension in spatial development: contributions from spatial economics. Spatial Economic Analysis. 20(2). 169–174.

Fratesi, Ugo, Maria Abreu, Luisa Corrado, et al.. (2025). Spillovers and small spatial scale analyses: contributions from spatial economics. Spatial Economic Analysis. 20(1). 1–7. 1 indexed citations

Quatraro, Francesco, et al.. (2024). Leveraging on circular economy technologies for recombinant dynamics: do localised knowledge and digital complementarities matter?. Regional Studies. 59(1). 10 indexed citations

Fratesi, Ugo, J. Paul Elhorst, Maria Abreu, et al.. (2024). The inextricable nature of space and economy. Spatial Economic Analysis. 19(2). 107–114. 2 indexed citations

Quatraro, Francesco, et al.. (2023). Are temporary hires good or bad for innovation? The Italian evidence. Economics of Innovation and New Technology. 33(8). 1121–1144.

Quatraro, Francesco, et al.. (2023). Technological externalities and wages: new evidence from Italian NUTS 3 regions. Industrial and Corporate Change. 33(3). 609–633. 1 indexed citations

Krafft, Jackie, et al.. (2023). Exploring the direct rebound effects for residential electricity demand in urban environments: evidence from Nice. The Annals of Regional Science. 72(3). 757–795. 3 indexed citations

Antonelli, Cristiano, et al.. (2022). Technological congruence and Smart Specialisation: evidence from European regions. Spatial Economic Analysis. 18(2). 173–196. 4 indexed citations

Cottafava, Dario, et al.. (2022). Modeling economic losses and greenhouse gas emissions reduction during the COVID-19 pandemic: Past, present, and future scenarios for Italy. Economic Modelling. 110. 105807–105807. 8 indexed citations

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Elhorst, J. Paul, Maria Abreu, Pedro Amaral, et al.. (2022). Raising the bar (20). Spatial Economic Analysis. 17(2). 151–155. 1 indexed citations

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Montresor, Sandro, et al.. (2022). Technological novelty and key enabling technologies: evidence from European regions. Economics of Innovation and New Technology. 32(6). 851–872. 7 indexed citations

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Quatraro, Francesco, et al.. (2021). Innovation, on-the-job learning, and labor contracts: an organizational equilibria approach. Journal of Institutional Economics. 18(4). 605–620. 5 indexed citations

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Montresor, Sandro, et al.. (2018). Migration, communities on the move and international innovation networks: an empirical analysis of Spanish regions. Regional Studies. 53(1). 6–16. 25 indexed citations

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Montresor, Sandro & Francesco Quatraro. (2017). Regional Branching and Key Enabling Technologies: Evidence from European Patent Data. Economic Geography. 93(4). 367–396. 93 indexed citations

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Crespi, Francesco, Claudia Ghisetti, & Francesco Quatraro. (2015). Taxonomy of Implemented Policy Instruments to Foster the Production of Green Technologies and Improve Environmental and Economic Performance. WWWforEurope Working Paper No. 90. Monographien. 1 indexed citations

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Colombelli, Alessandra, Jackie Krafft, & Francesco Quatraro. (2015). Eco-innovation and Firm Growth: Do Green Gazelles Run Faster? Microeconometric Evidence from a Sample of European Firms. WWWforEurope Working Paper No. 88. WIFO Studies. 2 indexed citations

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Colombelli, Alessandra & Francesco Quatraro. (2013). The properties of local knowledge bases and entrepreneurship: Evidence from Italian NUTS 3 regions. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations

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Colombelli, Alessandra, Jackie Krafft, & Francesco Quatraro. (2012). The emergence of new technology-based sectors at the regional level: a proximity-based analysis of nanotechnology. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 4 indexed citations

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Antonelli, Cristiano, Jackie Krafft, & Francesco Quatraro. (2010). Recombinant Knowledge and Growth: The Case of ICTs. HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe).

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Quatraro, Francesco. (2006). TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN ITALIAN REGIONS, 1982-2001. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 24. 135–157. 3 indexed citations

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