How research policy changes can affect the organization and productivity of public research institutes: An analysis within the italian national system of innovation

Mario Coccia, Secondo Rolfo · 2007 · Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice

Summary. Italy reorganized public research institutes through mergers and consolidation between 1999 and 2003 to boost efficiency and knowledge transfer. The policy backfired: larger merged institutes became less productive due to bureaucratic overhead, while smaller institutes remained more productive. The study shows that consolidation created scale diseconomies rather than the intended efficiency gains.

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Coccia, M., & Rolfo, S.. (2007). How research policy changes can affect the organization and productivity of public research institutes: An analysis within the italian national system of innovation. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis Research and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/13876980701494624

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DOI: 10.1080/13876980701494624
Countries: Italy
Regions: Europe
Categories: policy, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28