Chiara Conti received her M.Sc. Degree in Economics from University of Milano-Bicocca and her Ph.D. in Economics from University of Milan. During her Ph.D. she was a visiting student at CORE-Universitè Catholique de Louvain (Belgium).
Chiara was first PostDoc researcher and then Assistant Professor (RTD-A) in Applied Economics at the Department of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering “Antonio Ruberti” of the University La Sapienza. Between 2023 and 2024 she was Assistant Professor (RTD-A) in Applied Economics at the Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI). In 2023 she obtained the National Scientific Qualification (ASN) as Associate Professor in Italian Universities in Applied Economics (SC 13/A4).
Since April 2024 she is Assistant Professor (Tenure-Track, RTT) in Applied Economics at the Department of Computer, Control, and Management Engineering “Antonio Ruberti” of the University La Sapienza.
She has worked on several research projects, funded by national and international institutions (e.g. EU, MUR, ANR), concerning the evaluation of EU and national policies, the analysis of technology transfer and the role of personal data in innovation processes. Chiara has published in leading international journals such as Research Policy, Regional Studies, Information Economics and Policy, Economics of Innovation and New Technology. Her main research interests are in Industrial Organization, with a focus on innovation, privacy regulation, and the economic impact of public policies. In her studies, she develops both theoretical models and micro-econometric analyses.