ABOUT CSIL
Who we are
Founded in Milan in 1980, CSIL is an independent research institute, specializing in applied economics, particularly industry competitiveness, small business, market analysis, evaluation and regional development studies.
CSIL partners are highly qualified experts, including economists, engineers, business analysts, statisticians, experts in policy and project evaluation.
What we do
The research activities at CSIL are structured around three core teams: Industry and Country Studies Market Research and Innovation Development and Evaluation Studies
Our vision
CSIL boasts an empirical and experimental perspective, based on the direct and detailed observation of evidence, attentive to differences and similarities, with a concrete and versatile approach.
CSIL looks at development with an integrated vision of the micro (local scale, niche business environment, Small Medium Enterprises-SME) as well as the macro dimension (country studies, global scenarios, forecasts based on econometric models, analysis of public policies).
Our experience
In over 30 years, CSIL has gathered unsurpassed experience with analyses of business strategies, international markets, competitiveness studies, cluster development initiatives, investment feasibility studies and project appraisal.
In some SME sectors (as furniture, lighting, appliances, retail and industrial design) and in some specific fields (as cost-benefit analysis and regional development) CSIL is among the most respected expert teams at international level.
Our clients
Approximately 2000 clients in 70 countries during the last ten years, including 20 among the "Fortune Global 500" companies, some of the leading consulting groups, national and international institutions (including the European Commission, the World Bank, the African Development Bank), national and international trade associations.
Where we go
CSIL professionals regularly participate as speakers in international conventions and meetings and in 2010-11 they have carried out field missions in several cities of the world, including: Amsterdam, Ankara, Baar, Bad-Salzuflen, Bamako, Barcelona, Berlin, Birmingham, Bogotà , Boston, Bratislava, Bruxelles, Budapest, Cambridge, Chambery, Cologne, Dakar, Dakka, Dar-es-Salaam, Detroit, Doha, Dublin, Eindhoven, Frankfurt, Guangzhou, Hannover, Istanbul, Kiev, Limerick, Lyon, London, Lubjana, Madrid, Manantali, Moscow, Mumbai, Munich, Nairobi, New York, Nouakchott, Osaka, Paris, Philadelphia, Portsmouth, Poznan, Prague, Sao Paulo, Santiago de Compostela, Seoul, Shanghai, Shannon, Singapore, Skopje, Stockholm, Tokyo, Torquay, Tunis, Vienna, Vilnius, Warsaw, Washington, Zaragoza, Zurich.
