CSIL has prepared an independent study to provide a comprehensive and unbiased understanding of the strengths and challenges of the European Organisation for Technical Assessment (EOTA) route. By investigating the added value and relevance of the European Assessment Documents and European Technical Assessments, the overall objective of the study was to support and improve EOTA's tasks to more effectively achieve the goals of the Construction Products Regulation and deliver a better service to the construction sector. 
Through a rigorous, in-depth analysis of the regulatory documents, previous analytical and evaluation studies, and consultation with more than 300 different stakeholders in the construction products market, including Technical Assessment Bodies, manufacturers, business associations, and EOTA representatives, the study found that the EADs and ETAs offer a relevant and valuable alternative for the harmonisation of construction products to be traded across the EU. A set of insight identified is available on EOTA's website, along with the full final report.

Massimo Florio has recently edited a CIRIEC Working Paper reflecting how the COVID-pandemic could be an opportunity for Europe to rethink the present public health funding strategy, roles and goals of all players involved.

The working paper, titled Biomed Europa: after the coronavirus, a public infrastructure to overcome the pharmaceutical oligopoly, is available online.

It proposes a structural intervention to create an international, interconnected, transparent, science-informed, and publicly-funded research infrastructure for pharmaceutical and biomedical research – BIOMED EUROPA.

The publications draw from an intervention (in Italian) at the streamed event “Inequality in times of crisis. A year in our lives that has been more useful than ever before: our 15 proposals” (25th March 2020) Inequality and Diversity Forum, and at the Webinar by Società Italiana degli Economisti, June 4, 2020. 

An interview on the same topic (in Italian) is also available on spreaker.com.

Massimo Florio and Chiara Pancotti authored a new paper published in open-access on Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Physics.

“The Economics of Physics: The Social Cost-Benefit Analysis of Large Research Infrastructures” argues that large-scale Research Infrastructures in physics may take advantage of the scrutiny of social Cost-Benefit Analysis. It can either be used to complement the scientific case before a decision is taken or be performed several years later to assess the ex-post impact of the investment decision.

“The Economics of Physics: The Social Cost-Benefit Analysis of Large Research Infrastructures”