Francesco Molica
Biographic Data
| ID | 4082701 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Francesco Molica |
| GIVEN NAMES | Francesco |
| FAMILY NAME | Molica |
| SIGNATURE | MOLICA F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Joint Research Centre European Commission Brussels |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-9220-782X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Embedding the mission-oriented approach in smart specialization strategies: An exploratory assessment
This paper explores how the mission-oriented approach (MOA) can be embedded into the existing policy framework, especially at the local level, by focusing on the specific case of smart specialization strategies (S3s). In response to mounting pressure to shift from a competitiveness-driven paradigm to one oriented at tackling societal challenges, regional innovation strategies such as S3s have increasingly claimed to incorporate MOA elements. Agai…
Rethinking Regional Innovation Systems in the Age of De‐Globalisation
Since a few years, the international economic system has been experiencing the risk of growing fragmentation and uncertainty. However, research on Regional Innovation Systems (RIS) has yet to comprehensively engage with this phenomenon, despite its (spatial) significance. The paper contributes to addressing this gap, in particular by exploring the potential implications for RIS arising from the decline, disruption or reconfiguration of internatio…
From Lisbonisation to Hyper-Lisbonisation: The long goodbye to EU Cohesion Policy’s original goals
International audience
Mapping uncharted territory: Research gaps in EU cohesion policy from a policy-making perspective
EU cohesion policy, the world’s largest regional development policy, aims to reduce territorial disparities and promote competitiveness across Europe’s regions. The policy has been subject to intense political debate and scholarly interest. However, a disconnect persists between academic research and policy discussions around cohesion policy funds. Academic research has yet to investigate aspects that are increasingly important in terms of policy…
Exploring the drivers of irregular spending in the EU cohesion policy
The regularity and legality of EU spending, i.e., the conformity of the expenditures incurred with the applicable legislation, are important measures of its efficiency. They are also key pre-conditions for the effectiveness of EU funds. Using time series data and a fractional regression analysis model, the study provides evidence that the specific governance and structure of cohesion policy programmes can explain the intensity of irregular spendi…
Financial Absorption of Cohesion Policy Funds: How Do Programmes and Territorial Characteristics Influence the Pace of Spending
Using data from the execution of 2014–2020 cohesion policy, this article presents a novel indicator to measure how fast European territories were able to spend their allocated budget and then explores the drivers of such financial performance. This analysis aims to fill a gap in scientific literature as most existing studies tend to focus solely on the total absorption at the end of the period without looking at the average financial performance …
Reassessing Cohesion Policy Through the Lens of the New EU Industrial Policy
The research note explores the role of cohesion policy in the emerging EU industrial agenda with the view to anchor it in the new industrial policy paradigm. The first part discusses the historical evolution of EU industrial policy and presents the main features of the conceptual perspective loosely referred to as ‘new industrial policy’. Then, the note investigates the main tensions between cohesion policy's rationales and instruments and the ne…
Why a challenge-oriented approach is a good match for the needs and challenges of EU Cohesion Policy
Regional innovation policies and directionality: Exploring the role of conditionality
The paper investigates the use of conditionality to achieve directionality within transformative innovation policies. To date, research in this area has been very limited in spite of the increasing adoption of the instrument of conditionality to advance societal goals, such as in the context of the new US industrial policy. The paper contributes to filling this gap by taking the specific perspective of regional policies which offer for different …
From Lisbonisation to Hyper-Lisbonisation: The long goodbye to EU Cohesion Policy’s original goals
International audience
Financial Absorption of Cohesion Policy Funds: How Do Programmes and Territorial Characteristics Influence the Pace of Spending
Using data from the execution of 2014–2020 cohesion policy, this article presents a novel indicator to measure how fast European territories were able to spend their allocated budget and then explores the drivers of such financial performance. This analysis aims to fill a gap in scientific literature as most existing studies tend to focus solely on the total absorption at the end of the period without looking at the average financial performance …
Reassessing Cohesion Policy Through the Lens of the New EU Industrial Policy
The research note explores the role of cohesion policy in the emerging EU industrial agenda with the view to anchor it in the new industrial policy paradigm. The first part discusses the historical evolution of EU industrial policy and presents the main features of the conceptual perspective loosely referred to as ‘new industrial policy’. Then, the note investigates the main tensions between cohesion policy's rationales and instruments and the ne…
Why a challenge-oriented approach is a good match for the needs and challenges of EU Cohesion Policy
Mapping uncharted territory: Research gaps in EU cohesion policy from a policy-making perspective
EU cohesion policy, the world’s largest regional development policy, aims to reduce territorial disparities and promote competitiveness across Europe’s regions. The policy has been subject to intense political debate and scholarly interest. However, a disconnect persists between academic research and policy discussions around cohesion policy funds. Academic research has yet to investigate aspects that are increasingly important in terms of policy…
Exploring the drivers of irregular spending in the EU cohesion policy
The regularity and legality of EU spending, i.e., the conformity of the expenditures incurred with the applicable legislation, are important measures of its efficiency. They are also key pre-conditions for the effectiveness of EU funds. Using time series data and a fractional regression analysis model, the study provides evidence that the specific governance and structure of cohesion policy programmes can explain the intensity of irregular spendi…
Regional innovation policies and directionality: Exploring the role of conditionality
The paper investigates the use of conditionality to achieve directionality within transformative innovation policies. To date, research in this area has been very limited in spite of the increasing adoption of the instrument of conditionality to advance societal goals, such as in the context of the new US industrial policy. The paper contributes to filling this gap by taking the specific perspective of regional policies which offer for different …
From Lisbonisation to Hyper-Lisbonisation: The long goodbye to EU Cohesion Policy’s original goals
International audience
Mapping uncharted territory: Research gaps in EU cohesion policy from a policy-making perspective
EU cohesion policy, the world’s largest regional development policy, aims to reduce territorial disparities and promote competitiveness across Europe’s regions. The policy has been subject to intense political debate and scholarly interest. However, a disconnect persists between academic research and policy discussions around cohesion policy funds. Academic research has yet to investigate aspects that are increasingly important in terms of policy…
Exploring the drivers of irregular spending in the EU cohesion policy
The regularity and legality of EU spending, i.e., the conformity of the expenditures incurred with the applicable legislation, are important measures of its efficiency. They are also key pre-conditions for the effectiveness of EU funds. Using time series data and a fractional regression analysis model, the study provides evidence that the specific governance and structure of cohesion policy programmes can explain the intensity of irregular spendi…
Financial Absorption of Cohesion Policy Funds: How Do Programmes and Territorial Characteristics Influence the Pace of Spending
Using data from the execution of 2014–2020 cohesion policy, this article presents a novel indicator to measure how fast European territories were able to spend their allocated budget and then explores the drivers of such financial performance. This analysis aims to fill a gap in scientific literature as most existing studies tend to focus solely on the total absorption at the end of the period without looking at the average financial performance …
Reassessing Cohesion Policy Through the Lens of the New EU Industrial Policy
The research note explores the role of cohesion policy in the emerging EU industrial agenda with the view to anchor it in the new industrial policy paradigm. The first part discusses the historical evolution of EU industrial policy and presents the main features of the conceptual perspective loosely referred to as ‘new industrial policy’. Then, the note investigates the main tensions between cohesion policy's rationales and instruments and the ne…
Why a challenge-oriented approach is a good match for the needs and challenges of EU Cohesion Policy
Embedding the mission-oriented approach in smart specialization strategies: An exploratory assessment
This paper explores how the mission-oriented approach (MOA) can be embedded into the existing policy framework, especially at the local level, by focusing on the specific case of smart specialization strategies (S3s). In response to mounting pressure to shift from a competitiveness-driven paradigm to one oriented at tackling societal challenges, regional innovation strategies such as S3s have increasingly claimed to incorporate MOA elements. Agai…
Rethinking Regional Innovation Systems in the Age of De‐Globalisation
Since a few years, the international economic system has been experiencing the risk of growing fragmentation and uncertainty. However, research on Regional Innovation Systems (RIS) has yet to comprehensively engage with this phenomenon, despite its (spatial) significance. The paper contributes to addressing this gap, in particular by exploring the potential implications for RIS arising from the decline, disruption or reconfiguration of internatio…
Regional Development and Policy (9 works) · Cohesion (chemistry (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Polish socio-economic development (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Chemistry (3 works) · Economic geography (3 works) · University-Industry-Government Innovation Models (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Economic system (2 works)