Stefano Usai is a full professor of Applied Economics at the Università degli Studi di Cagliari and a researcher of CRENoS (Centro Ricerche Economiche Nord Sud). He is currently the dean of the Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences.
He graduated in Political Science, majoring in Economics, at the University of Cagliari , then received the M.A. in Economics and the Mphil in Industrial and Business Studies at the University of Warwick and later the Ph.D. in Economics at the university of Naples.
His research focus is on regional economic development and growth, with special emphasis on knowledge production and diffusion, and processes related to technological change, innovation and structural change. Current projects include topics on green innovation, dynamics of regional specialization in European and Italian regions and international and interregional trade. He is associate ditor of Regional Studies.
