This research area analyses, from an interdisciplinary perspective, the socio-economic impact of exogenous shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, and the policies implemented to recover from them.

Analyses focus on the impact on the different dimensions of well-being, on work, with particular attention to agile work and self-employment, and to the gender inequalities in the labour market.

Special attention is given to the socio-economic impact and the prospects for recovery in the Emilia-Romagna region.

In addition, a considerable literature has emerged on the impact of shocks on industrial structures, local production systems and firms, both in developed areas and in emerging economies. The research area will therefore analyse the impact on value chains with particular reference to the regional context and the consequences for employment levels, working conditions and demand for skills in local systems. Particular attention will be paid to the socio-economic impact of the actions implemented in the different lines of intervention of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan.

The research lines can be summarised as follows:

• Economy and work in Emilia Romagna: impact of exogenous shocks and recovery strategies
• Environmental transition and sustainable development
• Attractiveness of supply chains and territories: regional and European policies
• Analysis of local public policies and services offered in the territory and construction of a system of context, output and outcome indicators
• Economic crisis and health: The role of social and labour policies
• The impact of shocks on industrial structure, value chains, enterprises and work, with particular reference to regional economies and local production systems.
• Organisational resilience to crises caused by natural disasters (pandemics, earthquakes, floods, etc.) and man-made disasters (wars, fires, etc.).
• Post-pandemic self-employment between social vulnerability and new protection tools
• Agile working and digitalisation of work processes in the post-emergency period
• The impact of digitalisation on public services for the labour market and active policies after Covid-19
• Income support and public welfare measures after Covid-19
• Good governance and trust during Covid-19. The impact on the well-being of vulnerable populations
• Pandemic and democracy between civil liberties and public health
• The role of institutional and social trust in post-pandemic economic recovery

Referees

Prof. Giovanni Solinas, Prof. Marcello Morciano

Disciplinary areas

Economics and Public Policy Evaluation, Labour Law and Industrial Relations, Economic Policy, Organisation and Human Resource Management, Economics and Management, Economic and Labour History