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Mario Biggeri è Professore Ordinario di Economia Applicata e di Economia dello Sviluppo presso l'Università di Firenze e visiting professor presso l'Università di Betlemme.
Dal 2010 è Fellow della Human Development and Capability Association. Attualmente è coordinatore scientifico del progetto SPES - Sustainability Evidence, Performance and Scenarios - finanziato dal programma Horizon Europe.
È Direttore Scientifico del centro di ricerca ARCO (Action Research for CO-development) (dal 2008), nonché Direttore del Comitato Scientifico ed Etico dello Yunus Social Business Center dell'Università di Firenze (dal 2011).
È fondatore di Renaissance in Economics e del Manifesto della Nuova Economia, nonché membro del comitato scientifico del Festival Nazionale Economia Civile FNEC e di NEXT Economia.
La sua ricerca si concentra sullo sviluppo umano sostenibile, lo sviluppo umano integrale, la cooperazione internazionale, il benessere multidimensionale e la misurazione della povertà, l'economia sociale e le imprese sociali, l'economia civile, lo sviluppo umano sostenibile a livello locale, l'economia e la spiritualità, l'azione collettiva, il benessere (di bambini, persone con disabilità e migranti), l'economia ecologica, le valutazioni d'impatto e i metodi di ricerca qualitativi e quantitativi. Ha pubblicato oltre venti libri e numerosi articoli su prestigiose riviste accademiche internazionali.
È stato consulente e consigliere per UNICEF, UNDP, Banca Mondiale, ILO, UN-Habitat e Commissione Europea, tra gli altri. È sposato, ha tre figli e vive a Firenze presso la “Comunità in Cammino” di Mondo Comunità Famiglia.
POSIZIONE ATTUALE
Research focus La sua ricerca si concentra sullo Sviluppo Umano Integrale, l'Economia Ecologica, la misurazione della povertà e del benessere multidimensionale, Beyond GDP, metodi di ricerca qualitativi e quantitativi, benessere (di bambini, persone con disabilità e migranti), economia e spiritualità, economia sociale e imprese e business sociali, economia civile, azione collettiva, Sistemi Locali di Sviluppo e Piccole e Medie Imprese (PMI), Distretti industriali e Sviluppo Umano Sostenibile, servizi eco-sistemici e turismo lento, Economia della Transizione e Sviluppo Economico e industriale Cinese, cooperazione internazionale, valutazioni di impatto.
Ha pubblicato 22 libri e diversi articoli in prestigiose riviste accademiche internazionali.
SCOPUS: 24 h-index; Google Scholar All: H-index 44, i10-index 109; Google Scholar from 2020: H-index 33, i10-index 82; Research gate: 35 h-index
Scientific Director of Research Centres
Scientific Coordinator of important international and national research programmes (ultimi 10 anni)
Conferenze Dal 2006 ha partecipato (presentando un paper) a 170 eventi/conferenze/workshop internazionali e a 80 nazionali. È stato invited speaker o keynote speaker in 45 eventi internazionali.
In the past (3 years).
Fellow, Awards, Grants/Scolarships
- Fellow of Renaissance in Economics a Manifesto for a New Economy since 2024.
- FellowoftheHDCA(HumanDevelopmentandCapabilityAssociation) since 2010.
- FellowofCiMETCenterofAppliedEconomicsforIndustrialandLocalDevelopmentandInternationalization since 2005.
- ISEE (International Society for Ecological Economics)
- ESEE (European Society for Ecological Economics)
- SIEPI (Società Italiana Economia e politica industriale)
- SITES (Società Italiana degli economisti dello sviluppo)
- Best paper award International Journal of Manpower IJMP
- Grants: 3 LifelongLearningProgramme/Erasmus, 3 CNR/CASS Chinese Academy of Social Sciences grants
- 3FGRgrantsfromtheUniversityofFlorence, ECRFF(EU-ChinaResearchFellowshipFund), 3 years Ph.D.grant.
EDITOR e REFEREE
PRINCIPALI CONFERENZE ORGANIZZATE (ultimi cinque anni)
ALTRE INFORMAZIONI RILEVANTI
ADVISORY BOARD E STEERING COMMITTEE (ultimi cinque anni)
- Member of the Advisory board of Wise research project Horizon Europe 2022-2027
- Member of the Advisory board of ToBe research Horizon Europe 2022-2026
- Member of the steering committee UNICEF OoR of children living in Internal areas
- Member of the steering committee on Migrant children (2021) UNICEF Italy OoR 2021-2022
- Member of the Advisory board for UN Human Development Report Office NY from February 2020 - 2027
- Member of the Scientific Committee for UNDP Art Program on SDGs and Agenda 2030 from December 2019 to 2021
- Member of the Scientific Committee of the Città Metropolitana di Firenze (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Florence). In charge of the analysis of local socio and economic development perspectives in the Metropolitan Territorial Plan.
- PI on strategic plan for SDGs implementation (2020-2022).
- PI for the PNRR strategic plan (2021-2022).
PRINCIPALI CONSULENZE (ultimi 10 anni)
È stato consulente e advisor per UNICEF, UNDP, la Banca Mondiale, ILO, UN-Habitat e la Commissione Europea. Ha condotto ricerche sulla localizzazione degli SDGs e sulla Ricerca e Innovazione per la sostenibilità all'interno del European Green Deal.
- Consultant at Pin Foundation at the HORIZON research project SWINS on EU labour issues from 2024 to 2028.
- Consultant at Pin Foundation at the HORIZON research project PATHTOINCLUDE on EU persons with disability citizenship (2019-2022).
- Research for UN Habitat Research SDGs Localization, 2022.
- Research for the European Commission on R&I for Sustainability within the European Green Deal from 2019-2020 and 2021-2022.
- Research for the European Commission on R&I for Sustainability within the European Green Deal, 2022.
- Consultant at UNICEF HQ New York. Research to facilitate the development of a new measure on Child multidimensional well-being based on Sustainable Development Goal, 2021.
- PI evaluator for UNDP from 2017 to 2018. UNDP ART initiative an international program on Local economic development located 25 countries and 74 territories.
CURRICULUM STUDIORUM - UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
Altre informazioni di rilievo:
- Visiting researcher University of Cambridge. (UK) Cambridge Advanced Program on Re-thinking Development Economics, CAPORDE, Residential course for young professors and researchers. 2005
- Visiting researcher June-July 2000 and May-June 2005 Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing China.
- Visiting PhD student at the European University Institute 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999.
Principali Pubblicazioni
Articlesinjournals/reviews
New Italian journal with Becchetti
Frontiers with Turrini
Biggeri, M., Francescutto, A., Capriati, M., Guarini, G., (2026), Rethinking Innovation for Human Development: Insights into the Role of Conversion Factors in European Regions. Italian Economic Journal.
Biggeri, M., Francescutto, A., Ferrone, L., & Ferrannini, A. (2025), Analysing transitions towards sustainability and human development in European regions. Regional Studies, Regional Science, 12(1), 124–148. https://doi.org/10.1080/21681376.2025.2456489
Lengfelder C. Tapia E., Biggeri M. (2025), “Navigating AI with a Human Development Compass — Shaping Tomorrow’s Capabilities”, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, DOI: 10.1080/19452829.2025.2520011.
Simoncini A., Biggeri M. (2025), “Agency and the role of international regulation: reconciling AI technologies and Human Development”, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, DOI: 10.1080/19452829.2025.2517743.
Biggeri M., Mitra S. and van der Veen S. (2025), “Towards Person-Centred Care: Using the Capability Approach Together with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health”, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, DOI: 10.1080/19452829.2025.2477525
Asadullah M. Niaz, Mitchell Ann Elizabeth, Greco Giulia, Mitra Sophie, Biggeri Mario, Venkatapuram Sridhar, Boni Alejandra & Chiappero-Martinetti (2024), “Halfway There, Long Way to Go: The Role of People’s Agency in the Final Years of the Sustainable Development Goals”, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, DOI: 10.1080/19452829.2024.2416890
Arciprete C., Biggeri M., Fattacciu I. (2024), “Empowering youth in care: the case of emancipatory research with care leavers”, Journal de Ciencias Sociales, 12, 2(23), p. 22-43. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18682/jcs.v2i23.9793
Distefano T., Lodi L., Biggeri M. (2024), "Material footprint and import dependency in EU27: Past trends and future challenges”, Journal of Cleaner Production, 472, 143384 DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.143384
Becchetti L, Biggeri M, Biondo AE, Corsi M, Cucculelli M, De Castris M, ... (2024), “Making sense of the five critical pillars: a manifesto for economics renaissance”, Repository, Available at SSRN 4916063
Pepe A., Biffi E., Montà CC.., Arciprete C., Biggeri M. (2024), “Agency, participation in decision making and wellbeing among care leavers in care system: A quantitative mediation study”, Children and Youth Services Review, 160, 107500
Nannini M, Biggeri M, Putoto G. (2023), “Comparative insights to advance political economy analysis: a response to recent commentaries”. International Journal of Health Policy Management, 12:8367. doi:10.34172/ijhpm.2023.8367.
Ielasi F., Bellucci M., Biggeri M., & Ferrone L. (2023). “Measuring banks' sustainability performances: The BESGI score”, Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Vol. 102, ISSN 0195-9255, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2023.107216
Gai, L., Bellucci M., Biggeri M., Ferrone L., & Ielasi F. (2023). “Banks’ ESG disclosure: A new scoring model”, Finance Research Letters, Vol. 57, ISSN 1544-6123, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2023.104199.
Noirjean, S., Biggeri, M., Forastiere, L., Mealli, F., & Nannini, M., (2023). “Estimating causal effects of community health financing via principal stratification”. Statistical Methods & Applications, 1-34, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10260-023-00706-0.
Bellucci M., Biggeri M., Nitti C., Terenzi L. (2023), “Accounting for disability and work inclusion in tourism”, Annals of Tourism Research, 98.
Biggeri M., Bortolotti L., Saccone D., Tassinari M. (2023), “Policy and political challenges for a better world: The United States and China pathways towards the 2030 Agenda”, Ecological Economics, Volume 209.
Biggeri M., Bortolotti L., Ferrannini A., Saccone D., (2023), “China’s subnational policies and the performance of provinces towards meeting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals”, Regional Studies, Regional Science, Vol. 10, pp. 439-460.
Biggeri M., Borsacchi L., Braito L., Ferrannini A. (2023), “Measuring the compliance of management system in manufacturing SMEs: An integrated model”, Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 382.
Biggeri M. and Tapia H. (2023), “Human Security in the Anthropocene: A New Base for Action”, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 24:2, 253-262, DOI: 10.1080/19452829.2023.2196061
Krishnakumar J., Biggeri M. and Mauro V. (2023), “Eat AND Study but Wii OR Ski!: Differentiating between 'basic' and 'non-basic' dimensions in a multidimensional index”, Social Indicators Research.163, 1115–1138 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-022-02928-3
Bortolotti L., Biggeri M. (2022), “Is the slowdown of China's economic growth affecting multidimensional well-being dynamics?”, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Vol. 63, pp. 478-489.
Biggeri, M., Carraro, A., Ciani, F. and Romano, D. (2022), “Disentangling the Impact of a Multiple-Component Project on SDG Dimensions: The Case of Durum Wheat Value Chain Development in Oromia (Ethiopia)”, World Development. ISSN: 0305-750X.
Biggeri M., Braito L. and Zhou H. (2022), “Chinese migrant microenterprises and social capital: a multiple case study analysis in industrial clusters in Italy”, Entrepreneurship & Regional Development, DOI: 10.1080/08985626.2022.2062620
Biggeri M. and Braito L. (2022), “Chinese microentrepreneurs in industrial cluster in Italy: analysis of the ethnic microenterprises’ performance”, Competitiveness Review: An International Business Journal, DOI 10.1108/CR-11-2021-0158.
Biggeri, M., Ciani, F., Menon, M., & Perali F. (2022). “Severe health conditions and household deprivation”. Rivista internazionale di scienze sociali, n. 2, pp. 145-168
Biggeri M., Colucci D., Doni N., Valori V. (2022). “Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Good Deeds, Business, Social and Environmental Responsibility in a Market Experiment.”, Sustainability, 14, 3577. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063577
Biggeri, M., and Ferrone, L. (2022), “Child Sustainable Human Development Index (CSHDI): Monitoring Progress for the Future Generation”, Ecological Economics, vol. 192, 107266, pp. 1-17. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107266. ISSN: 0921-8009. IF 5.389 (IF 5 year 6.233) e 10° in GEV 2016 in Economics.
Biggeri, M., Braito, L., Caloffi, A., and Zhou, H. (2021), “Chinese entrepreneurs and workers at the crossroad: the role of social networks in ethnic industrial clusters in Italy”, International Journal of Manpower. ISSN: 0143-7720.
Biggeri, M., Cuesta, J., Ferrone, L., Hamza-Abbas, M., and Khurshid, A. (2021),"Children in the Context of War: Deprivation among Internally Displaced, Returnee, Host and Stayee Children in East Mosul", Journal of Development Studies. ISSN: 0022-0388. IF 2.10 (IF 5 year 3.2) e 60° in GEV 2016 in Economics.
Yunus, M., Biggeri, M., and Testi, E. (2021), “Social Economy and Social Business Supporting Policies for Sustainable Human Development in a Post-COVID-19 World”. Sustainability, vol. 13, issue 21, 12155. DOI: 10.3390 /su132112155. IF 3.251 (IF 5 year 3.473). (prof. di Economia e Premio Nobel per la pace).
Nannini M., Biggeri M., Putoto G. (2021), Financial protection and coping strategies in rural Uganda: an impact evaluation of community-based zero-interest healthcare loans, Health Policy and Planning, 00, 2021, 1–13, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czab073
Biggeri, M., Ferrone, L. (2021) “Measuring Child Multidimensional Deprivation: A Sustainability Perspective”. Sustainability, 13(7) 3922. DOI: 10.3390/su13073922
Bianchi P., Biggeri M., and Ferrannini A. (2021), “The political economy of places in a Sustainable Human Development perspective: the case of Emilia-Romagna”, Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, vol. 14, issue 1, 93-116, https://doi.org/10.1093/cjres/rsaa037
Belletti, M., Biggeri, M., & Ciani, F. (2021). “Assessing multidimensional wellbeing and capabilities of migrants hosted in the Italian reception system”. Scienza e Pace, XII (1), 195-222.
Nanni, V., Biggeri M. (2021). “The Salvini Immigration-Security Decree-Law and its regional socio-economic effects: the case of Tuscany”, Scienza e Pace.XII (1), pp. 245-274.
Biggeri M. (2021), ‘Editorial: A “Decade for Action” on SDG Localisation, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, 22:4, 706-712, https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19452829.2021.1986809
Bellucci M., Biggeri M., Ferrone L., Gai, L. (2021), “ESGI Score: un sistema di misurazione delle performance non finanziarie delle banche italiane”, Bancaria, Vo. 9, pp.70-80.
Ferrannini A., Barbieri E., Biggeri M., Di Tommaso M. R., (2021), Industrial Policy for Sustainable Human Development in the post-Covid19 era, World Development, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105215
Biggeri M. and Cuesta J. (2020), “An Integrated Framework for Child Poverty and Well-Being Measurement: Reconciling Theories”, Child Indicators Research, DOI: 10.1007/s12187-020-09774-0
Biggeri M., Bortolotti L. and Mauro V. (2020), “The Analysis of Well-being using the Income-adjusted Multidimensional Synthesis of Indicators: The Case of China”, Review of Income & Wealth. DOI:10.1111/roiw.12488
Biggeri M. (2020), Introduction: Capabilities and Covid-19, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities. https://doi.org/10.1080/19452829.2020.1790732
Biggeri M., Bortolotti L. (2020), “Towards a “Harmonious Society”? Multidimensional Development and the Convergence of Chinese Provinces”, Regional Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2020.1746759
Cuesta J., Biggeri M., Hernandez-Licona G., Aparicio R. & Guillén-Fernández Y. (2020), “The political economy of multidimensional child poverty measurement: a comparative analysis of Mexico and Uganda”, Oxford Development Studies, DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2020.1739261
Petti, C., Spigarelli, F., Lv, P. and Biggeri, M. (2019), "Globalization and innovation with Chinese characteristics: the case of the automotive industry", International Journal of Emerging Markets, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-02-2018-0111.
Biggeri M., Di Masi D. and Bellacicco R. (2019), Disability and higher education: assessing students' capabilities in two Italian universities using structured focus group discussions, Studies in Higher Education, doi 10.1080/03075079.2019.1654448.
Ricci, A., Biggeri, M. and Ferrannini, A. (2019), 'Integrated local development in Mediterranean marginal territories: The case studies of Casentino (Italy), Algarve (Portugal) and Corse (France)', Region, 6(1): 1-16.
Biggeri M., Clark A. D., Ferrannini A. and Mauro V., (2019), Tracking the SDGs in an ‘integrated’ manner: A Proposal for a New Index to capture synergies and trade-offs between and within goals, World Development, 122, 628–647.
Biggeri M., Burchi F., Ciani F. and Herrmann R. (2018), Linking Small-Scale Farmers to the Durum Wheat Value Chain in Ethiopia: Assessing the Effects on Production and Wellbeing, Food Policy, Volume 79, August 2018, Pages 77-91.
Yousefzadeh S., Biggeri M., Arciprete C., Haisma H. (2018), Capability Approach to Child Growth, Child Indicators Research, p. 1-21
Biggeri M., Ferrannini A., Yang G (2018). Recent Trends in China-Africa Aid, FDI and Trade Relations: Implications for the Italian Foreign and Industrial Policy. L'INDUSTRIA, vol. 2, p. 195-220
Biggeri M. and Mauro V. (2018), Towards a more ‘Sustainable’ Human Development Index: Integrating the environment and freedom, Ecological Indicators, Volume 91, August 2018, Pages 220-231.
Biggeri M., Nannini M., Putoto G. (2018), Assessing the feasibility of community health insurance in Uganda: A mixedmethods exploratory analysis, Social Science & Medicine, 200 (2018) 145–155
Biggeri M., Ferrannini A., Arciprete C. (2018), “Local communities and capability evolution: The core of human development processes”, JournalofHumanDevelopmentandCapabilities, Volume 19, 2018 - Issue 2, p 126-146.
Biggeri M. (2017), “L’evoluzione dei cluster industriali nei paesi BRICS”, L’industria.
Testi E., Bellucci M., Franchi S., Biggeri M. (2017), “Italian social enterprises at the crossroads: their role in the evolution of the welfare state”, VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Non-profit Organizations, 28:2403–2422.
Biggeri M., Testi E., Bellucci M., (2017), “Enabling ecosystems for social enterprises and social innovation: a capability approach perspective.” Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, vol. 18(2), p. --, ISSN: 1945-2829
Biggeri M., Ciani F., Ferrannini A. (2016), "Assessing aid effectiveness within a multilevel governance perspective: The case of a value chains project in rural Ethiopia", European Journal of Development Research.
Mauro V., Biggeri, M., Maggino F. (2016), “Measuring and Monitoring Poverty and Well-being: A New Approach for the Synthesis of Multidimensionality”, Social Indicators Research.
Biggeri M., Ferrannini A. (2016), "Sistemas territorial integrados para el desarrollo humano sustentable en nivel local", Revista Española de Desarrollo y Cooperación, n° 37, Special issue on "El rol estratégico de los territorios y de la cooperación descentralizada en la Agenda Post 2015", Instituto Universitario de Desarrollo y Cooperación.
Mauro V., Biggeri M., Grilli L. (2015), “Does Community-Based Rehabilitation Enhance the Multidimensional Well-Being of Deprived Persons With Disabilities? A Multilevel Impact Evaluation”, World Development, Vol. 76, December 2015, Pages 190–202.
BiggeriM.andMehrotraS.,(2014), “Politiche industriali e sviluppo in India: il ruolo dei cluster manifatturieri”, L’Industria. Vol., n. 3, 2014.
Mauro V., Biggeri M., Deepak S., Trani J.-F., (2014), “The Effectiveness of Community based rehabilitation programs: An impact evaluation of a quasi-randomised trial”, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 68(11): p.1102-8.
Biggeri M. and Ferrannini A. (2014) “Opportunity Gap Analysis: Procedures and Methods for Applying the Capability Approach in Development Initiatives”, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, vol. 15,n.1, pp. 60-78.
Biggeri M., Deepak S., Mauro V., Trani J.-F., Kumar J. Y. B., (2014), “Do Community-Based Rehabilitation programs promote the participation of persons with disabilities? A case control study from Mandya District, in India”, Journal of Disability and Rehabilitation, Aug 2014, Vol. 36, No. 18, Pages 1508-1517.
Deepak S., Biggeri M., Mauro V., Kumar J. and Griffo G. (2013), “Impact of Community-based Rehabilitation on Persons with Different Disabilities”, Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development Journal (DCIDJ), vol. 24, n. 4. 5-23
Trani J-F., Biggeri M., and Mauro V. (2013), “The Multidimensionality of Child Poverty: Evidence from Afghanistan”, Social Indicators Research, Vol. 112 (2), pp. 391-416.
BiggeriM.,SantiM.(2012), “MissingDimensionsof Children’s Well-beingandWell-becoming in Education Systems: Capabilities and Philosophy for Children”,JournalofHumanDevelopmentandCapabilities,vol. 13,n.3,August, pp. 373-395.
Bellucci,M.,BagnoliL.,BiggeriM.,RinaldiV.(2012), “PerformanceMeasurementinSolidarityEconomyOrganizations:TheCaseofFairTradeShopsinItaly”,AnnalsofPublicandCooperativeEconomics.
Biggeri,M.,Bellanca,N.TraniJ-F.(eds)(2011),Specialissueintroduction: “The"Capabilityapproach"torethinkpoliciesforpersonswithdisabilities”,ALTER.EuropeanJournalofDisabilityResearch.5 (3)
TraniJ-F,BakhshiP.,BellancaN.,BiggeriM.andMarchettaF.(2011), “DisabilitiesthroughtheCapabilityApproachLens:Implicationsforpublicpolicies”,ALTER.EuropeanJournalofDisabilityResearch. 5(3), 143-157.
BellancaN.,BiggeriM.andMarchettaF.(2011), “Anextensionofthecapabilityapproach:TowardsatheoryofDis-capability”,ALTER.EuropeanJournalofDisabilityResearch.5(3), 158-176
BiggeriM.,BellancaN.,BonfantiS.andTanzjL.(2011), “RethinkingPoliciesforPersonswithDisabilitiesthroughtheCapabilityApproach:theCaseoftheTuscanyRegion”,ALTER.EuropeanJournalofDisabilityResearch.
BarbutoR.,BiggeriM.andGriffoG.(2011), “LifeProject,PeerCounsellingandSelf-helpGroupsasToolstoExpandCapabilities,AgencyandHumanRights”,ALTER.EuropeanJournalofDisabilityResearch, 5(3), 192-205.
BellancaN.,BiggeriM.,BonfantiS.(2010), “L’approcciodellecapabilityealcuneriflessionisullepoliticheperl’autodeterminazionedellepersonecondisabilitàinToscana”,IlSemel’Albero,Rivistaquadrimestraledipolitichedellasalutenellacomunità,FondazioneDevoto,AnnoXVIII,agosto.InItalian.
BiggeriM.andMehrotraS.,(2010) “ChildreninhomeworkerhouseholdsinPakistanandIndonesia”,InternationalJournalofManpower,Vol.3,N°1.
BiggeriM.andAnichR.(2009), “TheDeprivationofStreetChildreninKampala:CantheCapabilityApproachandParticipatoryMethodsUnlockaNewPerspectiveinResearchandDecisionMaking?”,MondesenDéveloppementVol.37-2009/2-n°146
BiggeriM.,MehrotraS.,SudarshanR.M.,(2009)“ChildlabourandSubcontractedHome-BasedManufacturinginIndia”.Economic&PoliticalWeekly,March,volXLIVn.12,pp.47-56.
BiggeriM.,SanfilippoM.,(2009), “UnderstandingChina’sMoveintoAfrica:AnEmpiricalAnalysis”,January,JournalofChineseEconomicandBusinessStudies.Vol7n1January,pp.31-53.
BellancaN.,BiggeriM.,(2008), “Ilsignificatodellosviluppo” aSviluppo,capacitazioniebenessere,numeromonograficodiStudienotedieconomia,AnnoXIII,N°2.pp.211-216.
BiggeriM.,GambelliD.(2008), “IfattorichiavedellacrescitaeconomicainCina:unostudioalivelloregionale”,Studienotedieconomia,AnnoXIII,N°2.pp.245-264
BiggeriM.,HirschG.,(2008), “L’altraCina”,Studienotedieconomia,AnnoXIII,N°2.pp.265-298.
BiggeriM.,(2007), “Choosingdimensionsinthecaseofchildren'swellbeing”,Maitreyee,HumanDevelopmentandCapabilityAssociation,VOL7N°2,pp.4-7.
BiggeriM.,LibanoraR.,MarianiS.andMenchiniL.,(2006), “ChildrenConceptualizingTheirCapabilities:ResultsoftheSurveyDuringtheFirstChildren'sWorldCongressonChildLabour”,JournalofHumanDevelopment,vol.7,n.1,March.
MehrotraS.,BiggeriM.,(2005) “CanIndustrialOutworkEnhanceHomeworkers’ Capabilities?EvidencefromClustersinSouthAsia”,WorldDevelopment,Vol.33,No.10,pp.1735–1757.
BiggeriM.(2003), “KeyFactorsofRecentChineseProvincialEconomicGrowth”,JournalofChineseEconomicandBusinessStudies,Vol.1,n.°2,p.159-183,Routledge,Taylor&FrancisGroup.
BiggeriM.,GambelliD.andPhillipsC.(1999), “SmallandMediumEnterpriseTheory:EvidenceforChineseTVEs”,JournalofInternationalDevelopment,Vol.IIn°2,March-April,pp.197-219,JohnWiley&SonsLtd.
BiggeriM.(1995),"Ilmondoagricoloeruralecinesetrasviluppoeproblemiemergenti",LaQuestioneAgraria,n°58.
Books
Biggeri M. and Ferrannini A. Eds (2026), Navigating Transitions to Sustainable Human Development: Frameworks, Evidence and Policies, EDWARD ELGAR, Cheltenham.
Biggeri M., Bormolini G. e Guarini G. (2025), Economia per lo sviluppo umano integrale, Marcianum Press. Venezia.
Biggeri M., Betti E., Boffo V., Bonaccorsi G., Caruso E., Lingua V., Gallo P., Menicagli M., Setola N. (eds) (2025) Health Community Lab, Un modello di co-creazione per l’innovazione sociale in Toscana, Milano, FrancoAngeli.
Biggeri M., De Luca G., Ferrannini A., Pisano C. (Eds.) (2023), Mondeggi: Rigenerazione sociale, culturale e agricola per una Città Metropolitana sostenibile, Firenze University Press.
Basile E., Biggeri M., Cecchi C., Volpi F. (2021) Istituzioni e sviluppo economico nel capitalismo contemporaneo. Il caso di Cina e India,FrancoAngeli,Milano.
Clark D.A., Biggeri M., Frediani A.A. (Eds.) (2019), The Capability Approach, Empowerment and Participation: Concepts, Methods and Applications, Palgrave MacMillan, Basingstoke, New York.
Biggeri M., Maggino F., Mauro V. (a cura di) (2018), Analisi del benessere e della povertà multidimensionale nello sviluppo umano sostenibile, Pacini Editore, Pisa.
Biggeri M., Testi E., Bellucci M., During R., Persson H. T. R. (Eds.) (2018). Social entrepreneurship and social innovation: ecosystems for inclusion in Europe. ROUTLEDGE STUDIES IN INNOVATION, ORGANIZATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY, p. 1-224, London: Routledge
Halvorsen R., Hvinden, Biggeri M., Tassebro J., Jarvis C. E. Waldschmidt A., (Editors) (2017), Lived Experiences of Persons with Disabilities: Active Citizenship and Disability in Europe Volume 2. Routledge, London.
Biggeri M., Ferrannini A., Borsacchi L. (2015), Emersione, sviluppo ed integrazione nel territorio pratese: Professionalità e strumenti di facilitazione, Ricerca, Pacini Editore, Pisa.
Biggeri M., Borsacchi L., Ferrannini A., Ferrara F. Grassi C. (2015), Emersione, sviluppo ed integrazione nel territorio pratese: Un modello di sensibilizzazione e accompagnamento, Ricerca, Pacini Editore, Pisa.
Biggeri M., Ferrannini A. (2014), Sustainable Human Development: A new territorial and people-centred perspective, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, New York.
Hart C.S., Biggeri M., Babic B. (2014) (Eds.), Agency and Participation in Childhood and Youth: International Applications of the Capability Approach in Schools and Beyond, London, Bloomsbury
Collino A., Biggeri M. and Murgia L., (2014), Processi industriali e parti sociali, Florence University press FUP, Firenze.
BiggeriM.,DeepakS.,MauroV.,TraniJ.-F.,KumarJ.Y.B.,RamasamyP.,BakhshiP.andGiriyappaR.(2012),ImpactofCommunity-BasedRehabilitation(CBR)ProgramsforPersonswithDisabilityinMandyaDistrict(Karnataka,India),AIFO Health Cooperation Volume 18, India, Bangalore. 9788890710810.
Biggeri M., Ballet J. and Comim F. (Eds.) (2011), Children and the capability approach, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, New York.
BiggeriM.,CanitanoG.(Eds)(2010),Temiavanzatidieconomiaepoliticadellacooperazioneinternazionaleallosviluppo,FrancoAngeli,Milano.
BiggeriM.,BellancaN.(2010),Dallarelazionedicuraallarelazionediprossimità:l’approcciodellecapabilityallepersonecondisabilità.Liguori.(InItalian)
PavanelloM,withBellancaN.,BiggeriM.andLibanoraR.,(Eds)(2008),Leformedell’economiael’economiainformale,Editoririuniti.
BellancaN.,BiggeriM.,(acuradi)(2008),Sviluppo,capacitazioniebenessere,numeromonograficodiStudienotedieconomia,2008,AnnoXIII,N°2.
MehrotraS.,BiggeriM.,(Editors)(2007),AsianInformalWorkers:GlobalRisksLocalProtection, Routledge,London(andNewDelhiforAsianCountries).
BiggeriM.,VolpiF.(2007),Teoriaepoliticadell’aiutoallosviluppo,(TheoryandPoliticsofInternationalAid),FrancoAngeli,Milano.
BellandiM.,BiggeriM.,(Eds)(2005),LasfidaindustrialecinesevistadallaToscanadistrettuale,L’institute,ToscanaPromozione,ConsorzioFerraraRicerche.
BiggeriM.(1998),Ifattoridellosviluppodell’agricolturacinesedopolegrandiriforme.Analisiempirichesuunpaneldidatialivelloprovinciale,TesidiDottorato,UniversitàdegliStudidiSiena.
BiggeriM.(1994),LosviluppoagricoloeruraleinCinadal1949adoggi,Tesidilaurea,UniversitàdegliStudidiFirenze,pp.1-491,conauspiciodipubblicazione
Chapters in books
Biggeri M., Borghesi S., Brunori P., Davalos J., Ferrannini A., Gábos A., Hoffman R., Milan S., Rougier E., Schoyen M. A. and Žarković J. (2026), A new compass: Pathways to Sustainable Human Development, Chapter 12, in Biggeri M. and Ferrannini A. Eds (2026) Navigating Transitions to Sustainable Human Development: Frameworks, Evidence and Policies, EDWARD ELGAR, Cheltenham
Biggeri M., Distefano T., Rougier E. and Ferrannini A. (2026) A political economy interpretation of the sustainability transition towards Sustainable Human Development, Chapter 3, in Biggeri M. and Ferrannini A. Eds (2026) Navigating Transitions to Sustainable Human Development: Frameworks, Evidence and Policies, EDWARD ELGAR, Cheltenham.
Biggeri, M., Ferrannini, A., Gábos, A., Grande, C. S., Lelkes, O., Palencia-Esteban, A., & Rougier, E. (2025). Towards a consensus on measuring transition performances within a Sustainable Human Development paradigm. SPES Working paper no. 3.3, SPES project – Sustainability Performances, Evidence and Scenarios. University of Florence. Florence.
Tutti i capitoli di SPES e del PNRR
Biggeri M., Bormolini G., Guarini G. (2025), Introduzione. Oltre i riduzionismi per una vera ricchezza umana: dall’Homo oeconomicus all’Homo integralis, Introduction, pp. 19-46, in Biggeri M., Bormolini G., Guarini G. et al. (2025), Economia per lo sviluppo umano integrale, Marcianum Press. Venezia.
Biggeri M., Guarini G., Vaggi G. (2025), Una prospettiva economica per lo Sviluppo Umano Integrale, Chapter 4, pp. 211-266, in Biggeri M., Bormolini G., Guarini G. et al. (2025), Economia per lo sviluppo umano integrale, Marcianum Press. Venezia.
Biggeri M., Guarini G., Grazzini C., Marchetti M. (2025), Ecologia integrale ed ecologia economica, Chapter 5, pp. 273-307, in Biggeri M., Bormolini G., Guarini G. et al. (2025), Economia per lo sviluppo umano integrale, Marcianum Press. Venezia.
Biggeri M., Guarini G., Ferrannini A. (2025), Innovazione e cambiamento per lo Sviluppo Umano Integrale, Chapter 6, pp. 315-351, in Biggeri M., Bormolini G., Guarini G. et al. (2025), Economia per lo sviluppo umano integrale, Marcianum Press. Venezia.
Biggeri M., Becchetti L., Bini S., Boncinelli L. (2025), Scelte economico-relazionali e spiritualità, pp. 359-385, in Biggeri M., Bormolini G., Guarini G. et al. (2025), Economia per lo sviluppo umano integrale, Marcianum Press. Venezia.
Biggeri M., Bormolini G., Guarini G., Bianchi P. (2025), Educazione e formazione per lo Sviluppo Umano Integrale, Chapter 8, pp. 391-420, in Biggeri M., Bormolini G., Guarini G. et al. (2025), Economia per lo sviluppo umano integrale, Marcianum Press. Venezia.
Biggeri M., Ferrannini A., Braito L. and Ferrone L. (2025), “Measuring the progresses of SDGs: composite indicators and synergies among goals”, The Elgar Companion to Data and Indicators for the Sustainable Development Goals.
Chapters in Biggeri M., De Luca G., Ferrannini A., Pisano C. (Eds.) (2023), Mondeggi: Rigenerazione sociale, culturale e agricola per una Città Metropolitana sostenibile, Firenze University Press. DA INSERIRE IN FLORE
Biggeri, M., Rosini, L., Schweizer, S. (2024), “La cura della foresta e dei servizi eco-sistemici in Casentino: riflessioni su come riconciliare il benessere materiale e immateriale” in Lauria, A. (ed.), Il paesaggio culturale come risorsa per la rigenerazione delle aree interne italiane. Soveria Mannelli: Rubbettino Editore
Biggeri, M., Ferrannini, A., Mehrotra, S., Di Tommaso, M. R., & Bianchi, P. (2023). “Sustainable human development, capabilities and the new trajectories of industrial policy”. in Bianchi et al Handbook of Industrial Development, 106-131. Ch. 7. DA INSERIRE IN FLORE
Biggeri, M., Ciani, F., Griffo, G., & Deepak, S. (2023). “Knowledge production and human rights enhancement: the role and potentialities of emancipatory disability research.” Research Handbook on Disability Policy, pp. 17-32. DA INSERIRE IN FLORE
Biggeri, M., & Arciprete, C. (2022), “Children as Capable Agents and Citizen: Empowering Children and Youth”. in Graciela Tonon (ed.) Social Justice for Children in the South Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, pp. 157-175.
Frediani A.A., Clark D. A. and Biggeri M. (2019), “Introductory chapter”, in D. A. Clark, M. Biggeri and A.A. Frediani (Eds), The Capability Approach, Empowerment and Participation: Concepts, Methods and Applications, Palgrave MacMillan
Biggeri M., Ciani F. (2019), “Emancipatory Research as Empowerment: An Illustration from a Research Study of Persons with Disabilities in Palestine”, in D. A. Clark, M. Biggeri and A.A. Frediani (Eds), The Capability Approach, Empowerment and Participation: Concepts, Methods and Applications, Palgrave MacMillan
Biggeri M., Arciprete C. and Karkara R. (2019), Children and Youth Participation in Decision Making and Research Processes, in D. A. Clark, M. Biggeri and A.A. Frediani (Eds), The Capability Approach, Empowerment and Participation: Concepts, Methods and Applications, Palgrave MacMillan, 193-221
Clark D. A., Biggeri M. and Frediani A.A. (2019), “Participation, Empowerment and Capabilities: Key Lessons and Future Challenges”, in D. A. Clark, M. Biggeri and A.A. Frediani (Eds), The Capability Approach, Empowerment and Participation: Concepts, Methods and Applications, Palgrave MacMillan, 385-401.
Biggeri M. (2020), “Children Capabilities and Agency”, in Enrica Chiappero Martinetti, Siddiq Osmani, and Mozaffar Qizilbash (eds), Cambridge Handbook of the Capability Approach, CUP Handbook, Cambridge.
Biggeri M. (2020), “Industrial Clusters in BRICS Countries: a Sustainable Human Development Perspective”, in PB Anand, Flavio Comim, Shailaja Fennell (eds), OUP Handbook, Oxford.9780198827535
Testi E., Biggeri M., Bellucci M., During R., Persson H. T. R. (2018). An introduction to social entrepreneurship in Europe. In: Mario Biggeri Enrico Testi, Marco Bellucci, Roel During H. Thomas R. Persson. Social entrepreneurship and social innovation: ecosystems for inclusion in Europe. p. 1-12, London: Routledge.
During R., Persson H. T. R., Biggeri M., Testi E., Bellucci M. (2018). Research background, theoretical frameworks and methodologies for social entrepreneurship. In: Mario Biggeri Enrico Testi Marco Bellucci Roel During H. Thomas R. Persson. Social entrepreneurship and social innovation: ecosystems for inclusion in Europe. p. 13-23, London: Routledge.
Bellucci M., Testi E., Franchi S., Biggeri M. (2018). Emerging managerial aspects of social entrepreneurship in Europe. In: Mario Biggeri Enrico Testi Marco Bellucci Roel During H. Thomas R. Persson. Social entrepreneurship and social innovation: ecosystems for inclusion in Europe. p. 54-68, London: Routledge.
Testi E., Biggeri M., Colucci D., Doni N., Valori V. (2018). Are decision makers in Social Enterprises more pro-social than their peers? An analysis of production and consumption choices. In: M. Biggeri E. Testi M. Bellucci R. During and T. Persson (Eds.). Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation: Ecosystems for Inclusion in Europe. p. 69-95, London: Routledge.
Biggeri M., Testi E., Ferrannini A. (2018). A framework to understand enabling ecosystems for social enterprises. In: M. Biggeri E. Testi M. Bellucci R. During and T. Persson (Eds.). Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation: Ecosystems for Inclusion in Europe. p. 179-199, London: Routledge
Persson H. T. R., Biggeri M., Testi E., Bellucci M., During R. (2018). Remarks and policy implications on social entrepreneurship in Europe. In: Mario Biggeri Enrico Testi Marco Bellucci Roel During H. Thomas R. Persson. Social entrepreneurship and social innovation: ecosystems for inclusion in Europe. p. 200-208, London: Routledge.
Biggeri M., Ferrannini A., Arciprete C. (2018). Il metodo partecipativo del focus group strutturato: caratteristiche e applicazione. In: Marina Santi Diego Di Masi. Un progetto di ricerca partecipata per una Università inclusiva. p. 77-94, Padova University Press.
Biggeri M., Mauro V. (2018). Sustainable Human Development Measurement Issues: A New Proposal. In: F. Comim S. Fennell & P. Anand. New Frontiers of the Capability Approach. p. 314-328, LONDON: Cambridge University Press
Biggeri M., Ferrannini A., Mauro V. (2018). Povertà e benessere multidimensionale: una prospettiva di sviluppo umano sostenibile. In: Biggeri M. Maggino F. Mauro V. (a cura di), Analisi del benessere e della povertà multidimensionale nello sviluppo umano sostenibile. p. 21-43, Pisa:Pacini editore
Biggeri M., Clark D. A., Mauro,V., Mehrotra S. (2018). La scelta delle dimensioni per l’analisi del benessere e della povertà. In: Biggeri M. Maggino F. Mauro V. (a cura di), Analisi del benessere e della povertà multidimensionale nello sviluppo umano sostenibile. p. 43-59, Pisa: Pacini Editore
Mauro V., Biggeri M., Maggino F. (2018). Metodi di aggregazione: MPI e MSI. In: Biggeri M. Maggino F. Mauro V. (a cura di), Analisi del benessere e della povertà multidimensionale nello sviluppo umano sostenibile. p. 61-79, Pisa:Pacini editore
Biggeri M., Mauro V. (2018). Sviluppo umano sostenibile a livello paese: l’indice di sviluppo umano sostenibile multidimensionale. In: Biggeri M. Maggino F. Mauro V. (a cura di), Analisi del benessere e della povertà multidimensionale nello sviluppo umano sostenibile. p. 99-112, Pisa:Pacini editore
Biggeri M., Ferrannini A. (2017), ‘Territorialità e sviluppo umano nella globalizzazione’, in V. Ianni (Ed.), Lo sviluppo nel XXI secolo. Concezioni, processi, sfide, Carrocci Editore, Roma.
Biggeri M., Arciprete C., Barbuto B., Ciani F. and Griffo G. (2017), "The role of the family in structuring the opportunities for exercising Active Citizenship among persons with disabilities ", in R. Halvorsen , Hvinden, M. Biggeri, J. Tassebro, C. E. Jarvis, A. Waldschmidt (Editors) (2017), Lived Experiences of Persons with Disabilities: Active Citizenship and Disability in Europe, Volume 2. Routledge, London.
Halvorsen R., Hvinden B., Biggeri M., Tassebro J., Jarvis C. E., Waldschmidt A.. (2017), "Chapter 1 Introduction", in R. Halvorsen , Hvinden, M. Biggeri, J. Tassebro, C. E. Jarvis, A. Waldschmidt (Editors) (2017), Lived Experiences of Persons with Disabilities: Active Citizenship and Disability in Europe, Volume 2. Routledge, London.
Halvorsen R., Hvinden B., Biggeri M., Tassebro J., Jarvis C. E., Waldschmidt A.. (2017), "Chapter 13 Conlcusions", in R. Halvorsen , Hvinden, M. Biggeri, J. Tassebro, C. E. Jarvis, A. Waldschmidt (Editors) (2017), Lived Experiences of Persons with Disabilities: Active Citizenship and Disability in Europe, Volume 2. Routledge, London.
Biggeri M. and Karkara R. (2014), “Transforming Children's Rights into Real Freedom: A Dialogue between Children’s Rights and the Capability Approach from a Life Cycle Perspective”, in Stoecklin D. and Bonvin J-M, Children’s Rights and the Capability Approach: Challenges and Prospects, Springer, Dordrecht.19-41
Borsacchi L., Ferrannini A., Biggeri M., (2014) Fostering the compliance of production processes in area with high incidence of ethnic entrepreneurship: the creation of a check-up tool in Prato industrial district, in: T. Sikora, J. Dziadkowiec (eds.) Commodity Science in Research and Practice – Towards Quality – Management Systems and Solutions, Polish Society of Commodity Science, Cracow, pp. 31-41. ISBN: 978-83938909-5-8
Ferrannini A. and Biggeri M. (2014), “L’approccio dello sviluppo umano locale nella programmazione territoriale”, in S.G. Milani (Ed.), Agenzie per lo sviluppo del territorio. Comunità, Cooperazione, Comunicazione, FrancoAngeli, Milano.
Biggeri M. (2014), “Education Policies for Agency and Participation”, in C.S.Hart, M. Biggeri, B. Babic (2014) (Eds.), Agency and Participation in Childhood and Youth: International Applications of the Capability Approach in Schools and Beyond, Bloomsbury Editors.
Hart C.S., Biggeri M., Babic B. (2014), “Concluding Remarks”, in C.S.Hart, M. Biggeri, B. Babic (2014) (Eds.), Agency and Participation in Childhood and Youth: International Applications of the Capability Approach in Schools and Beyond, Bloomsbury Editors.
Biggeri M., Ferrannini A., Mauro V., Bellandi M. (2014), “Gli indici di sviluppo locale umano applicati ai territori toscani “, in Marco Bellandi and Annalisa Caloffi (eds), I nuovi distretti industriali. Rapporto di Artimino sullo sviluppo locale 2012-2013, Il Mulino, Bologna.
Chiapppero-Martinetti E. and Biggeri M. (2013), “Oltre l’agente rappresentativo e la metrica monetaria: il contributo di Amartya K. Sen”, in E. Basile, G. Lunghini, F. Volpi (2013), Pensare il Capitalismo: nuove prospettive per l’Economia Politica, Franco Angeli, Milano.
Biggeri, M., (2012), “La globalizzazione economica in Africa: una prima riflessione sull'impatto economico e sociale” in C. Fiamingo (a cura di), Africa che cambia. Processi evolutivi in Africa subsahariana: un’antologia di analisi e studi di caso, Edizioni UNICOPLI, Milano, pp. 83-99.
Bellucci M., Biggeri M and Testi E. (2011), Efficienza economica e sociale nella cooperazione toscana, in Mariani S. et al (2011), Le imprese cooperative nel sistema economico della Toscana Quinto Rapporto, IRPET Firenze.
Comim, F., Biggeri, M., Ballet, J., and Iervese V. (2011), “Introduction: Theoretical Foundations and the Book’s Roadmap” in M. Biggeri, J. Ballet, F. Comim (eds), Children and the capability approach, Palgrave Macmillan.
Ballet, J., Biggeri, M. and Comim, F. (2011), “Children’s agency and the capability approach: A conceptual framework” in M. Biggeri, J. Ballet, F. Comim (eds), Children and the capability approach, Palgrave Macmillan.
Biggeri, M. and Mehrotra S. (2011), “Child Poverty as Capability Deprivation: How to Choose Domains of Child Well-being and Poverty” in M. Biggeri, J. Ballet, F. Comim (eds), Children and the capability approach, Palgrave Macmillan.
Biggeri, M. and Libanora R. (2011), “From Valuing to Evaluating: Tools and Procedures to Operationalize the Capability Approach” in M. Biggeri, J. Ballet, F. Comim (eds), Children and the capability approach, Palgrave Macmillan.
Anich, R., Biggeri, M., Libanora, R., Mariani, S., (2011), “Street Children in Kampala and NGOs’ Action: Understanding Capabilities Deprivation and Expansion” in M. Biggeri, J. Ballet, F. Comim (eds), Children and the capability approach, Palgrave Macmillan.
Biggeri, M., Ballet, J., and Bhukuth A. (2011), “Re-examining Children’s Economic and Non-Economic Activities Using the Capability Approach” in M. Biggeri, J. Ballet, F. Comim (eds), Children and the capability approach, Palgrave Macmillan.
Trani,J-F,Bakhshi,P., and BiggeriM. (2011), “Re-thinking Children’s Disabilities through the Capability Lens: A Framework for Analysis and Policy Implications” in M. Biggeri, J. Ballet, F. Comim (eds), Children and the capability approach, Palgrave Macmillan.
Biggeri, M., Ballet, J., and Comim, F. (2011), “Final remarks and conclusions: the promotion of children’s active participation” in M. Biggeri, J. Ballet, F. Comim (eds), Children and the capability approach, Palgrave Macmillan.
Ballet,J.,Biggeri,M.,Comim,F.,(2011).Children'sAutonomy,EducationandCapabilities.in:Leßmann,O.,Otto,H.-U.,Ziegler,H.(eds.).ClosingtheCapabilityGap-RenegotiatingSocialJusticefortheYoung.Leverkusen:BarbaraBudrich
BiggeriM.,BalletJ.andComimF.(2011), “CapabilityApproachandResearchonChildren:CapabilityApproachandChildren’sIssues”,pp75-89,inAndresen,S.;Diehm,I.;Sander,U.;Ziegler,H.(Eds.)(2011)ChildrenandtheGoodLife:NewChallengesforResearchonChildren.Children’sWell-Being:IndicatorsandResearch,Vol.4,2011,Springer.
Biggeri M., Canitano G. (2010), “Il panorama della cooperazione internazionale nel xxi secolo”, in M. Biggeri and G. Canitano (eds), (2010), Temi avanzati di economia e politica della cooperazione internazionale allo sviluppo, FrancoAngeli, Milano.
Biggeri M., Chiappero Martinetti E. (2010), “Sviluppo umano sostenibile, capability approach e cooperazione internazionale”, in M. Biggeri and G. Canitano (eds), (2010), Temi avanzati di economia e politica della cooperazione internazionale allo sviluppo, FrancoAngeli, Milano.
Bellanca N., Biggeri M., De Muro P., Vicari S. (2010), “Azione collettiva, co-sviluppo e imprese cooperative”, in M. Biggeri and G. Canitano (eds), (2010), Temi avanzati di economia e politica della cooperazione internazionale allo sviluppo, FrancoAngeli, Milano.
Biggeri M., Montagna F., Sanfilippo M. (2010), “La cooperazione internazionale Sud-Sud: il sistema di cooperazione cinese in Africa e la cooperazione tra Cuba e Venezuela”, in M. Biggeri and G. Canitano (eds), (2010), Temi avanzati di economia e politica della cooperazione internazionale allo sviluppo, FrancoAngeli, Milano.
Bellandi M., Biggeri M., Marchetta F. (2010), “Sviluppo umano locale attraverso cluster di PMI”, in M. Biggeri and G. Canitano (eds), (2010), Temi avanzati di economia e politica della cooperazione internazionale allo sviluppo, FrancoAngeli, Milano.
Biggeri M., Pighini A. (2010), “Aiuto internazionale verso i minori: evoluzione storica: approcci, settori e prospettive”, in M. Biggeri and G. Canitano (eds), (2010), Temi avanzati di economia e politica della cooperazione internazionale allo sviluppo, FrancoAngeli, Milano.
BiggeriM.,andSanfilippoM.,(2009), “UnderstandingtheChina’sMovetoAfrica:AnEmpiricalInvestigation”,inZhongminWu(acuradi)FinancialSectorReformandInternationalIntegrationofChina,Routledge,Taylor&FrancisGroup.
BiggeriM.andSantoshMehrotra(2008) “Ilpesodelleattivitàinformalinelmercatodellavoroindiano” inGianPaoloCalchiNovati,SilvioBerettaeSimonettaCasci(Eds.)L’Indiafraigrandi:Politica,economiaesocietàsessant’annidopo,AsiaMajorNuovaSerie/2,Carocci,pp.125-144.
BiggeriM.,(2008), “LeattivitàinformalieiclustercomestrategiadisviluppoumanoedilottaallapovertàinAfricasub-sahariana” inPavanelloM,(eds)withBellancaN.,BiggeriM.eLibanoraR.,Leformedell’economiael’economiainformale,Editoririuniti.
BiggeriM.,(2008) “ChinainPerspective:FromEconomic ‘Miracle’ toHumanDevelopment?”,inAshwiniDeshpande(Ed),GlobalizationandDevelopment:AHandbookofNewPerspectives,OxfordUniversityPress,NewDelhi.
BiggeriM.,(2007), “Children’sValuedCapabilities”,inWalkerMelanieandUnterhalterElaine(Eds),AmartyaSen’sCapabilityApproachandSocialJusticeinEducation,Chapter10,pp.197-214,Palgrave,NewYork,Oxon.
Mehrotra S., Biggeri M., (2007), “The empirical context and a theoretical framework”, in S. Mehrotra, M. Biggeri, (a cura di) (2007), Asian Informal Workers: Global Risks Local Protection Routledge, London (and Delhi for Asian Countries), pp. 3 - 31
Mehrotra S., Biggeri M., (2007), “Research Methodology”, in S. Mehrotra, M. Biggeri, (a cura di) (2007), Asian Informal Workers: Global Risks Local Protection Routledge, London (and Delhi for Asian Countries), pp. 32-61
Mehrotra S., Biggeri M., (2007), “Subcontracting and Homework in the Value Chain”, in S. Mehrotra, M. Biggeri, (a cura di) (2007), Asian Informal Workers: Global Risks Local Protection Routledge, London (and Delhi for Asian Countries), pp. 62-81
Mehrotra S., Biggeri M., (2007), “Homeworkers”, in S. Mehrotra, M. Biggeri, (a cura di) (2007), Asian Informal Workers: Global Risks Local Protection Routledge, London (and Delhi for Asian Countries)., pp. 82-122
Mehrotra S., Biggeri M., (2007), “Child Labour in Homework households”, in S. Mehrotra, M. Biggeri, (a cura di) (2007), Asian Informal Workers: Global Risks Local Protection Routledge, London (and Delhi for Asian Countries) pp. 123-169
Mehrotra S., Biggeri M., (2007), “Upgrading Informal Micro- and Small Enterprises through Clusters – Towards a Policy Agenda”, in S. Mehrotra, M. Biggeri, (a cura di) (2007), Asian Informal Workers: Global Risks Local Protection Routledge, London (and Delhi for Asian Countries) pp. 361-399
Mehrotra S., Biggeri M., (2007), “Extending Social Insurance to Informal Wage Workers”, in S. Mehrotra, M. Biggeri, (a cura di) (2007), Asian Informal Workers: Global Risks Local Protection Routledge, London (and Delhi for Asian Countries) pp. 400-467
BiggeriM.,(2006), “L’industrializzazionedellaCina:fasistoricheevarietàgeografiche”,inDiTommasoM.R.eBellandiM.(Eds),IlFiumedellePerle:LuoghieindustriainCinaeilconfrontoconl’Italia,Rosenberg&Sellier,Torino.
BiggeriM.,(2005), “L’industriacinese,lesuevarietà,el’importanzadelGuangdongcomelaboratorio”,inBellandiM.,BiggeriM.,(Eds)(2005),LasfidaindustrialecinesevistadallaToscanadistrettuale,L’institute,ToscanaPromozione,ConsorzioFerraraRicerche,pp.13-37
BellandiM.,BiggeriM.,(2005), “Introduzione”,inBellandiM.,BiggeriM.,(Eds)(2005),LasfidaindustrialecinesevistadallaToscanadistrettuale,L’institute,ToscanaPromozione,ConsorzioFerraraRicerche,pp.7-9.
BellandiM.,BiggeriM.,(2005), “LeprospettivedelconfrontointerdistrettualeconlaCina”,inBellandiM.,BiggeriM.,(Eds)(2005),LasfidaindustrialecinesevistadallaToscanadistrettuale,L’institute,ToscanaPromozione,ConsorzioFerraraRicerche,pp.203-211.
MehrotraS.,BiggeriM.(2004), “Inter-GenerationalTransferofPoverty:ChildLabourinHome-BasedManufacturinginIndiaandPakistan”,inSmallHandsinSouthAsia.ChildLabourinPerspective.EditedbyG.K.Lieten,RaviSrivastavaandSukhdeoThorat(2004)Chapter8,IDPADeManoharPublishersandDistributors,NewDelhi,India.
Working papers, reports and conferences with proceedings
Biggeri, M., Combarnous, F., Ferrannini, A., Gábos, A., Grande, C. S., Lelkes, O., Palencia-Esteban, A., Rougier, E. (2025). Towards a consensus on measuring transition performances within a Sustainable Human Development paradigm. SPES Working paper no. 3.3, SPES project – Sustainability Performances, Evidence and Scenarios. Florence: University of Florence. Available at: https://www.sustainabilityperformances.eu/publications-deliverables/
Rum Irlan, Hoekstra Rutger, Jansen Annegeke, Eastoe Joseph, Kubiszewski Ida, Constanza Robert, Kaufmann Raphael, Biggeri Mario (2024).Are Beyond-GDP metrics converging? Consolidation of the measurement of sustainable and inclusive wellbeing, MERGE EU Project deliverable D1.1,
Caloffi, A., Lodi, L., Biggeri, M. (2024). Conceptualizing “SPES” policy mix(es) for just twin transitions: Policy mapping on Science, Technology, and Innovation initiatives in Europe and other countries. SPES Working paper no. 5.1, SPES project – Sustainability Performances, Evidence and Scenarios. Florence: University of Florence. Available at: https://www.sustainabilityperformances.eu/publications-deliverables/
Ferrannini, A., Martino, R., Biggeri, M., Peiffer-Smadja, O., Ravet, J. (2023). The integration of key transformative R&I principles in European policies: A multiple case study analysis. R&I PAPER SERIES WORKING PAPER 2023/02, Independent Expert Report, European Commission Directorate-General for Research and Innovation. Paper Series 2, 1-27.
Biggeri, M., Ferrannini, A., Lodi, L., Cammeo, J., Francescutto, A. (2023). The “winds of change”: the SPES framework on Sustainable Human Development. SPES Working paper no. 2.1, SPES project – Sustainability Performances, Evidence and Scenarios. Florence: University of Florence.
Biggeri, M., Ciani, F., & Francescutto, A. (2023). “Intersectionality and the assessment of gaps in social citizenship”. Euroship Working Paper No 27.
Arciprete, C., Biggeri, M., & Ciani, F. (2022). “Intersecting inequalities: theoretical challenges and implications for research on poverty and social exclusion in Europe”. Euroship Working Paper No. 19
MacNaughton, C., Gábos, A., Tóth I.G, Ciani, F., Biggeri, M. Bickenbach, J., (2022) Summary-of-Outcomes-of-the-Social-Indicator-Workshop, Euroship Working Paper No 20.
Halvorsen, R., Ciani, F., Schoyen, M., Hvinden, B., Arciprete, C., Biggeri, M. (2022). “Analysing gaps in European social citizenship. The interaction of capabilities active agency and social resilience”. Euroship Working Paper No 15.
Biggeri, M., Ciani, F., Ferrone, L., Gábos, A., Nannini, M., Tomka, Z., & Tóth I.G, (2022). “Alternative approaches to the study of poverty and social exclusion in Europe”, EUROSHIP Working Paper No. 13, February 2022
Gábos, A., Ciani, F., Tomka, Z., & Biggeri, M. (2021). “State-of-the-art review of indicators and data on poverty and social exclusion”." EUROSHIP Euroship Working Paper No. 1
Biggeri M., Colucci D., Doni N., Valori V. (2021), Good deeds, business and social responsibility in a market experiment, Working paper, DipartimentodiScienzeEconomiche,UniversitàdiFirenze.
Biggeri M. and Ferrannini A. (2020), Framing R&I for transformative change towards sustainable development in the European Union Working paper, EC.
Borsacchi L., Biggeri M., Ferrannini A. (2018). Corporate citizenship in Prato textile organisations: Design and experimentation of the “Responsible Business Textile” label. In: XXVIII Congresso Nazionale Di Scienze Merceologiche. p. 326-332
Borsacchi L, Biggeri M, Ferrannini A (2016). Application and review of an integrated check-list to promote legal compliance and socially responsible behaviors among ethnic enterprises. In: 20th IGWT Symposium Commodity Science in a changing world. Proceedings scientific works. p. 733-740, Varna:Publishing house „Science and Economics“ University of Economics, Varna, ISBN: 978-954-21-0904-4, Varna, Bulgaria, September 12th-16th 2016
Borsacchi L, Biggeri M, Ferrannini A (2016). Needs and compliance of production processes by Chinese companies in Prato industrial district: an innovative assessment model. In: D.E.Im (Dipartimento di Economia e Impresa), Università degli Studi della Tuscia . Atti del Congresso AISME 2016 . p. 64-70, Viterbo:Cintest-Centro Innovazione Tecnologica e Sviluppo del Territorio , ISBN: 978-88-941647-0-1, Viterbo, 2-4-Marzo 2016
Bellanca N. and Biggeri M. (2013), “Capabilities and human dilemmas: how to cope with incompleteness”, n°8/2013,DipartimentodiScienzeEconomiche,UniversitàdiFirenze.
Biggeri M. (2012), “The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI): the Case of the Chinese Provinces during the Economic Transition”, C-Met Working Paper, 11/12. ISSN: 2281-5023
BiggeriM., Trani JFandMauroV.(2011), “ChildPovertyMeasurement:theCaseofAfganistan”,Workingpaper,n°18/2011,DipartimentodiScienzeEconomiche,UniversitàdiFirenze.
BiggeriM.andMauroV.(2010), “ComparingHumanDevelopmentPatternsAcrossCountries:IsitPossibletoReconcileMultidimensionalMeasuresandIntuitiveAppeal?”,Workingpaper,n°15/2010,DipartimentodiScienzeEconomiche,UniversitàdiFirenze.
BiggeriM.,TraniJ.-F.andMauroV.(2009),“TheMultidimensionalityofChildPoverty:anEmpiricalInvestigationonChildrenofAfghanistan”,Workingpaper,OPHIOxfordPovertyandHumanDevelopmentInitiative.
BiggeriM.,TraniJ.-F.andBakhshiP.(2009), “Leteoriedelladisabilità:unareinterpretazioneattraversol’approcciodelleCapabilitydiAmartyaSen”,Workingpaper,n°4/2009,DipartimentodiScienzeEconomiche,UniversitàdiFirenze.
BellancaN.,BiggeriM.andMarchettaF.(2009), “Ladisabilitànell’approcciodellecapability:definizioneeunmodellointerpretativo”,Workingpaper,n°5/2009,DipartimentodiScienzeEconomiche,UniversitàdiFirenze.
BellancaN.andBiggeriM.(2009), “Dallecapabilityesterneallecapabilitycollettive”,Workingpaper,n°6/2009,DipartimentodiScienzeEconomiche,UniversitàdegliStudidiFirenze.
BellancaN.,BiggeriM.andMarchettaF.(2009), “Strumentiperlepolicysulledisabilità”,Workingpaper,n°7/2009,DipartimentodiScienzeEconomiche,UniversitàdiFirenze.
BiggeriM.(2004), “CapabilityApproachandChildrenWell-being”,Studiediscussioni,n°141,DipartimentodiScienzeEconomiche,UniversitàdiFirenze.
BiggeriM.(2004), “GrowthwithDevelopment:InformalSectorandHumanDevelopmentinLow-IncomeSub-SaharanEconomies”,Studiediscussioni,n°140,DipartimentodiScienzeEconomiche,UniversitàdiFirenze.
BiggeriM.,GuarcelloL.,LyonS.andRosatiF.C.(2003), “Thepuzzleof “idle” children:neitherinschoolnorperformingeconomicactivity:evidencefromsixcountries”,UCWWorkingPaper,UnderstandingChildren’sWork(UCW)Project,ILO/UNICEF/WORLDBANK.
BiggeriM.(2003), “HumanResources,PhysicalInfrastructureandInstitutionalChangesinaSmallSizedFarmHouseholdsAgriculture: ‘theChineseCase’”,inPerspectiveoftheAgri-foodSystemintheNewMillennium,EditedbyFanfaniR.andBrasiliC..ProceedingsoftheAIEA2,V°InternationalSymposiumC.Bologna,5-8Sept.2001.
GiovanniniE.,BiggeriM.(2003),"UnderstandingtheEvolutionofChineseRuralNon-AgriculturalEnterprises",inPerspectiveoftheAgri-foodSystemintheNewMillennium,EditedbyFanfaniR.andBrasiliC..ProceedingsoftheAIEA2cd,V°InternationalSymposiumC.Bologna,5-8Sept.2001,Invitedpapersession,Bologna.
MehrotraS.,BiggeriM.(2002a), “TheSubterraneanChildLabourForce:SubcontractedHomeBasedManufacturinginAsia”.InnocentiWorkingPaper,no.96,UNICEFInnocentiResearchCentre,Florence.www.unicef.org/irc.
MehrotraS.,BiggeriM.(2002b), “SocialProtectionintheInformalEconomy:HomebasedWomenWorkersandOutsourcedManufacturinginAsia”,InnocentiWorkingPaper,no.97,UNICEFInnocentiResearchCentre,Florence.www.unicef.org/irc.
GiovanniniE.,Biggeri,M.(2002), “TheChineseRuralNon-AgriculturalEnterprises:EvidencefromtheFirstAgriculturalCensus”,inProceedingsoftheInternationalSeminaronChinaAgriculturalCensusResults,19-22September2000,ISCACR,FAO,Beijing,China.
BiggeriM.(2002),"TheDeterminantsofForeignDirectInvestment(FDI):theCaseoftheChineseProvinces",Workingpaper,presentedattheXIIIannualconferenceChineseEconomicAssociation.
MehrotraS.,BiggeriM.(2001), “ChildlabourandpovertyinHome-BasedManufacturinginIndiaandPakistan”,InternationalconferenceonChildLabourinSouthAsia,JawaharlalNehruUniversity,NewDelhi,15-17Oct..
BiggeriM.,(2001), “TheTownshipandVillageEnterprises:TheSuccessofSMEsinRuralChina”,QuaderniISESAO,UniversitàBocconi,Milan.
BiggeriM.(1999), “DeterminantsofChineseProvincialEconomicGrowthintheLastDecade:Empiricalevidenceforhumancapital,physicalinfrastructureandsectoralandinstitutionalchanges”,StudieDiscussioni,DipartimentodiScienzeEconomiche,UniversitàdiFirenze,n.114.
Reports
Hoekstra, R. (ed), Barth, J., Bartolini, F., S., Biggeri, M., Burger, M., Ferrannini, A., Häikiö, L., Hirvilammi, T., Kaufmann, R., Rayner, L., Reuter, K., Sarracino, F. (2024). A European Agenda To Navigate Uncertain Times. How to Steer the EU Towards Wellbeing for All, Now and in the Future. A joint report by the coordinators and policy leads of Horizon Europe “Beyond-GDP” consortia SPES/ToBe/WISE Horizons/WISER/MERGE.
Biggeri M. (2023),Briefing note for the Task Force IV Changing the world of work: New employment opportunities in G20 countries, G20 – L20 - Background paper, 22-24 June 2023, Patna, India.
Luca Bagnoli, Marco Bellucci, Mario Biggeri, Carmela Nitti, Enrico Testi (2021) SROI – Social Return On Investment: un caso di studio /. - ELETTRONICO. , pp. 123-135.
With ARCO (2020) "Social Impact Assessment Report for SOS Children's Villages programme in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan", SOS Children's Villages report.
Biggeri M. and Ciani F. (2017), Women with Disabilities: ER on Well-being and Deprivations in Palestine, Report, (English and Arab), EDUCAID, MAECI, AICS.
Biggeri M., Ciani F. and Ferrannini A. (2014), “Assessing aid effectiveness of the Agricultural Value Chains Projects in Oromia (Ethiopia) funded by the Italian bilateral cooperation: An intermediate evaluation”, Report for the Overseas Agronomic Institute for (IAO) - Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE).
Biggeri M., Cornelli C., Membretti A. and Testi E. (2014), “Valutazione dell’impatto sociale del Programma per l’Oncologia Pediatrica di Soleterre ONLUS a Kiev – Ucraina”, Report for the NGO Soleterre – Strategie di Pace Onlus.
Biggeri et al. (2013), Le gravi Cerebrolesioni Acquisite (GCA) e i percorsi riabilitativi per lo sviluppo umano: Il caso del protocollo ASL 10 - ASS.C.A., Regione Toscana and PRIN.
Agostinucci A. and Biggeri M. (2012), EVALUATION OF THE UNDP GLOBAL ART INITIATIVE FINAL EVALUATION REPORT, UNDP, Geneva, pp. 1-79.
BiggeriM.,DeepakS.,MauroV.,TraniJ.-F.,KumarJ.Y.B.,RamasamyP.,BakhshiP.andGiriyappaR.(2011),ImpactofCommunity-BasedRehabilitation(CBR)ProgramsforPersonswithDisabilityinMandyaDistrict(Karnataka,India),AIFO.
BiggeriM.,FerranniniA.andMauroV.(2011),L’analisidellosviluppoumanoesostenibilealivellolocale,DossierprogettoUMANAMENTE,sviluppoumano(EuropeAID).Oxfam.InItalian.
TestiE.,BiggeriM.andRenatoLibanora(2011),Valutarel’impattodeiprogettidicooperazioneinternazionaleseguendol’approccioalloSviluppoUmano,DossierprogettoUMANAMENTE,sviluppoumano(EuropeAID).Oxfam.InItalian.
BiggeriM.,BellancaN.(ed.)(2010),L’approcciodellecapabilityapplicatoalladisabilità:dallateoriadellosviluppoumanoallapratica.DossierprogettoUMANAMENTE,sviluppoumano(EuropeAID).Oxfam.InItalian.
BiggeriM.,BellancaN.(eds)(2010),RipensarelepolitichesulladisabilitàinToscanaattraversol’approcciodellecapabilitydiAmartyaSen:fromcuretocare,RapportoregioneToscana.
BonfantiS.,BiggeriM.(eds)(2010),IlpercorsoriabilitativodellepersoneconGraviCerebrolesioniAcquisite(GCLA)eilorofamiliariallalucedell’approcciodellecapabilitydiAmartyaSen,Rapportodistudioperl’AziendaRegionaleSanitaria,Toscana.
BiggeriM.,BonfantiS.(2009),Thecapabilitiesapproachinearlychildhood:Howyoungchildrenvaluetheirsocialcapabilitiesandagency.StudypaperforBernardvanLeerFoundation,TheHague,TheNetherlands.
BiggeriM.,BonfantiS.andConradieI.(Eds)(2008),Children’sCapabilitiesandProjectWhy,ReportsontheresultsoftheInternationalWorkshoponChildrenCapabilitiesandParticipatoryMethods,HumanDevelopmentandCapabilityAssociation(HDCA),NewDelhi,India,September4-9,2008.pp.1-40.
BagnoliL.,BiggeriM.,LanzettaA.,FediC.,FredianiA.A.,OlivoM.eBonfantiS.(2007),LaprefeituradiVitóriadoMearim:strategiediintervento,Studiodifattibilità – Cooperazioneinternazionale.ComunidiPontassieveediPelago,BancadiCreditoCooperativodiPontassieveECORES,RicercaeDidatticaperl’EconomiaResponsabile,FacoltàdiEconomia – UniversitàdiFirenze,pp.1-139.
BiggeriM.(2007),Cina:aumentodelladisuguaglianzaeondatamigratoriaversolazonacostiera,CIRPAC,CentroInteruniversitariodiRicercheperlaPaceel’AnalisideiConflitti,pp.1-31.
BiggeriM.(2007),India:Attivitàinformaliesviluppolocale,CIRPAC,CentroInteruniversitariodiRicercheperlaPaceel’AnalisideiConflitti,pp.1-27
BiggeriM.(2007),SchedaPaese:Afghanistan,CIRPAC,CentroInteruniversitariodiRicercheperlaPaceel’AnalisideiConflitti,pp.1-19
BagnoliL.,BiggeriM.,LanzettaA.(2006),LaprefeituradiVitóriadoMearim:Caratteristichesocio-economicheepotenzialitàdisviluppo,Studiodiprefattibilità – Cooperazioneinternazionale.ComunidiPontassieveediPelago,BancadiCreditoCooperativodiPontassieveECORES,RicercaeDidatticaperl’EconomiaResponsabile,FacoltàdiEconomia – UniversitàdiFirenze,pp.1-142.
BiggeriM.(2004),"RecentEvolutionoftheChineseIndustrialSectorandtheAnalysisoftheSMEsSector"Chapter1.inIndustry,clustersandindustrialpolicyinGuangdongandtheirlinkageswithsomeselectedItalianindustrialregions.BellandiM.,DiTommasoM.(Editors),Report.L'INSTITUTE,InstituteforIndustrialDevelopmentPolicy.pp.1-76.
BiggeriM.(2004),"DevelopmentandProvincialDifferencesoftheChineseIndustrialSector".Chapter2inIndustry,clustersandindustrialpolicyinGuangdongandtheirlinkageswithsomeselectedItalianindustrialregions.BellandiM.,DiTommasoM.(Editors),Report.L'INSTITUTE,InstituteforIndustrialDevelopmentPolicy.Pp.1-46.
La sua ricerca si concentra sullo sviluppo umano sostenibile, lo sviluppo umano integrale, la cooperazione internazionale, il benessere multidimensionale e la misurazione della povertà, l'economia sociale e le imprese sociali, l'economia civile, lo sviluppo umano sostenibile a livello locale, l'economia e la spiritualità, l'azione collettiva, il benessere (di bambini, persone con disabilità e migranti), l'economia ecologica, le valutazioni d'impatto e i metodi di ricerca qualitativi e quantitativi.
Ha pubblicato oltre venti libri e numerosi articoli su prestigiose riviste accademiche internazionali.
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Legenda
Mario Biggeri
is Full Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Florence. Since 2010, he is Fellow of the Human Development and Capability Association. Since 2008, he is Scientific Director of ARCO (Action Research for CO-development), as well as Director of the Scientific and Ethical Committee of Yunus Social Business Center, University of Florence (funded in April 2011). He is scientific coordinator of the SPES project - Sustainability Evidence, Performance and Scenarios - project funded by the European Union's Horizon Europe program. He is PI of THE The Tuscany Health ECOSYSTEM PROJECT (Spoke 10 M4). His research concentrates on sustainable human development, measurement of multidimensional development, international cooperation programs, social economy and social enterprises / social business, local sustainable human development, strategic plan for territorial development, labor informal market, collective action, the well-being of children, persons with disabilities and migrants, health care system, public engagement, multidimensional well-being and poverty measurement, impact evaluations, qualitative and quantitative research methods. He is the author and/or co-author of more than twenty books and has published numerous articles in prestigious international academic journals. He has been a consultant and advisor for UNICEF, UNDP, the World Bank, ILO, UN-Habitat, Y20, G20, and the European Commission, among others.
Prof. Mario Biggeri is married with three sons. He lives in Florence with his family in a community of MCF.
CURRICULUM VITAE
PRESENT POSITION
Full Professor in Applied Economics since September 2022
Link Mario Biggeri
Department of Economics and Management (DISEI), University of Florence.
2006-2022 Associate Professor in Economics.
Academic Director of the BA in Sustainable Development Studies 2015-2019 (since 2019 vice-Director).
Academic Director of the MSc. Development Economics 2009-2012
Responsible for the DISEI International Cooperation since 2015.
Founder and Member of the PhD teaching board Development Economics and Local Systems (DELoS) since 2001.
Coordinator of the Research Unit LISET Lab on Social Innovation, Economics and Territory - since 2024.
Researchfocus: His research focuses on Integral Human Development, Ecological Economics, multidimensional well-being and poverty measurement, Beyond GDP, qualitative and quantitative research methods, well-being (of children, persons with disabilities and migrants), economics and spirituality, social economy and social enterprises and business, civil economy, collective action, Local Systems of Development and Small and Medium Enterprises’ (SMEs), industrial Clusters and Sustainable Human Development, eco-system services and slow tourism, Transition Economics and Chinese Economic and industrial Development, international cooperation, impact evaluations.
He has published 22 books and several articles in prestigious international academic journals.
- Founder and Scientific Director of Action Research for CO-Development i.e. ARCO research center (at PIN Foundation Prato since 2009). https://www.arcolab.org/
- Founder and Scientific Director of the Scientific and Ethical Committee of Yunus Social Business Center University of Florence (PIN Foundation Prato since April 2011). https://sbflorence.org/
Scientific Coordinator of important international and national research programmes (last 10 years)
- PI and researchc oordinator of the Unit of Fondazione Pin UNIFI for the European Commission of WP7 and WP8 (10 partners) research project MERGE funded by Horizon Europe from January 2024 to January 2027. with guidelines and tools. https://mergeproject.eu/
- PI and general coordinator for the European Commission and fortheUniversityofFlorenceof the Horizon Europe (12 partners) research project for Sustainability Transition Performances and measurement SPES funded by Horizon Europe from February 2023 to March 2026. https://www.sustainabilityperformances.eu/
- PI and researchcoordinator National Recovery and Resilience Plan NRRP on The Tuscany Health Ecosystem, Innovation PI of spoke 10 University of Florence, DISEI from December 2022 to March 2026. Living lab and co-creation to foster public health and public engagement with guidelines and tools. https://series.francoangeli.it/index.php/oa/catalog/book/1510
-PI and researchcoordinator for the European Commission and fortheUniversityofFlorence(12 partners) EU International Project(EU VII FP) -EUROSHIP(2019-2022).
-PI and researchcoordinatorforthe UNIT of the UniversityofFlorenceoftheInternational Project(EU VII FP)on Active Citizenship of persons with disabilities - DISCIT (2013-2016).
-PI and general coordinator for the European Commission and fortheUniversityofFlorenceof the International Project (EU VII FP) on persons Social Innovation and social enterprises – EFFESEIIS (2014-2016).
- PI of the research and training project “FACE – Agente per lo Sviluppo di Culture e Imprese” (Local Agent for the Development of Enterprises) of PIN S.c.r.l. – Polo Universitario Città di Prato (University of Florence) and Scientific Coordinator of the research on the elaboration of an integrated and flexible check-up tools for the upgrading of local SMEs (2015, 2016).
Conferences
Since 2006 Ihaveparticipated(andpresentedapaper)in 170 international event/conferences/workshopsandin80 national event/conferences/workshops. I have been invitedspeakerorkeynotespeakerat45international event/conferences/workshops. In the past (3 years).
- International conference on Renaissance in Economics, Keynote speaker panel on Beyond GDP, Rome, Italy, 14-15 May 2026.
- 2nd International Workshop CEDES on Integration of Science and Economics for Sustainable Development, Keynote speaker "Going Beyond-GDP in development theories, metrics, models and policies: a Political Economy perspective towards Sustainable Human Development and Integral Ecology", Valdivia, Chile, 22-23 Jan. 2026.
- UNHCR, invited speaker Roadmap on Beyond GDP,Geneve, 21-22 April 2026
- PASS (Pontificia Academia of Social Sciences), invited speaker on Beyond GDP, Vatican, 16-18 Feb. 2026.
- COP 30, invited speaker on social progress and Beyond GDP, Brazil Belem, Nov. 2025.
- Second World Summit for Social Development, invited speaker on Beyond GDP, Qatar, Doha, Nov. 2025
- World Forum on Local Economic Development Seville Spain 1-4 April 2025 invited speaker on Citizen participation and co-governance in the design of policies and promotion of LED Social Economy and Social Business for Sustainable Human Development at the local level
- G20 L20 June 2023 invited speaker on “Changing the world of work: New employment opportunities in G20 countries” as expert Patna, India.
EDITOR and REFEREE
Editor of the Policy forum article section: Journal of Human Development and Capabilities (CJHD)
Associate Editor of the Journal of Human Development and Capabilities (CJHD)
Referee for 30 international journals and 6 academic book publishers
MAIN CONFERENCES ORGANIZED (last five years)
- First International Conference on Macroecological Economics, 7-12th September 2026, Florence Italy.
- Co-Chair SPES Horizon Europe final conference 2026 Brussels Belgium.
- Chair Renaissance in Economics international conference, 5-6th June 2025 Florence Italy.
- RSA, Regional Studies Association, June 2024 Florence Italy.
- Triple Helix Conference, June 2022 Florence. Italy.
- International HumanDevelopmentandCapabilityAssociation conference, September 2019 London, UK.
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
- Visiting professor and fellow at the Bethlehem University since 2021
- Coordinator (since 2011) of the CiMET for the UniversityofFlorence'sUnitoftheInteruniversityCenterofAppliedEconomicsforIndustrialandLocalDevelopmentandInternationalization.
- International co-Coordinator of the HumanDevelopmentandCapabilityAssociationHDCA EUROPEAN NETWORK – 2020 up to Sept. 2025.
- visiting professor LIFELONGLEARNINGPROGRAMME from three weeks to two months UniversityCollegeofLondon. 2008, 2009, UniversityofCambridge 2008 (UK).
ADVISORY BOARD AND STEERING COMMITTEE (last five years)
MAIN CONSULTANCIES (last 10 years)
He has been a consultant and advisor for UNICEF, UNDP, the World Bank, ILO, UN-Habitat, and the European Commission, among others.
CURRICULUMSTUDIORUM - UNIVERSITYEDUCATION
-Ph.D.onAgriculturalEconomicsandPolicy [GradeA],UniversityofSiena (IT).Jan.1995 – 17/06/1998
-MSc.inDevelopmentEconomicsandPolicy [GradeofpasswithDistinction],UniversityofReading(UK). Sept. 1995-5/07/1996.
-LaureainEconomics[Gradeof110/110andDistinctionplusthehonour of 'auspicio’ofpublication” ofthethesisofLaurea]. Nov. 1987-21/04/1994, UniversityofFlorence (IT).
Other relevant info:
- Visiting researcherUniversityofCambridge.(UK)CambridgeAdvancedProgramonRe-thinkingDevelopmentEconomics,CAPORDE,Residentialcourseforyoungprofessorsandresearchers. 2005
- Visiting researcher June-July 2000 and May-June 2005 ChineseAcademyofSocialSciences, Beijing China.
- Visiting PhD student at the EuropeanUniversityInstitute1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999.
MAINPUBLICATIONS
New Italian journal with becchetti
His research focuses on sustainable human development, integral human development, international cooperation, multidimensional well-being and poverty measurement, social economy and social enterprises and business, civil economy, local sustainable human development, economics and spirituality, collective action, well-being (of children, persons with disabilities and migrants), ecological economics, impact evaluations, qualitative and quantitative research methods.
He has published more than twenty books and numerous articles in prestigious international academic journals.
BACHELOR'S AND MASTER'S THESES
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