Massimo Florio is Professor Emeritus of Public Economics at the University of Milan and former Head of the Economics Department. His expertise includes privatization, cost-benefit analysis of public investments, EU regional and industrial policy, and the economics of science. For over 20 years, he coordinated the European Commission’s Guide to Cost-Benefit Analysis of Investment Projects. He is the author of Investing in Science (MIT Press, 2019) and Privatisation of Knowledge (Routledge, 2023). He has led studies for institutions such as the EC, EIB, OECD, CERN, and the Italian Space Agency. He is also the founder and Honorary President of CSIL.

June 19, 2019 | Events | By MG

Future Circular Collider Conference – FCC Week 2019

Fifth International Future Circular Collider (FCC) Conference that took place in Brussels, 24-28 June 2019

The FCC Week 2019 brought together leading minds in science, engineering and economics to review the results of the first phase of the FCC study and to discuss and set the near-term goals for the coming years.

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Expecially on 25th of June a one-day workshop “The Economics of Science” offered a space for representatives from research organizations and experts working in the field of cost-benefit analysis to discuss the socio-economic value of investing in fundamental research and how it can be maximized.

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FCC Study website

FCC Conceptual Design Report

Click here to watch the video (minute 40:13 for Massimo Florio’s presentation)

Massimo Florio

‐ Professor of Public Economics ‐

Future Circular Collider Conference – FCC Week 2019

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