Chiara Criscuolo
Papers
2
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241
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2
About
Chiara Criscuolo is a leading economist whose research sits at the intersection of innovation, productivity, and the digital transformation of the economy. Her work provides critical frameworks for understanding how firms and sectors adopt new technologies, with a particular focus on the implications for productivity, employment, and market dynamics. Criscuolo is perhaps best known for her highly influential 2018 paper, "A Taxonomy of Digital Intensive Sectors," which has amassed over 238 citations. This study provides a foundational, data-driven method for classifying industries based on their degree of digitalization, accounting for the multifaceted nature of digital technology adoption. More recently, she has turned her attention to the frontier of artificial intelligence, co-authoring a 2023 report that develops a novel methodology to identify the core technologies underpinning AI through patent analysis. As a key figure at the OECD, her work directly informs policy, offering rigorous evidence on how to foster innovation and harness the benefits of digitalization for inclusive growth.
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Top Papers
- 1A taxonomy of digital intensive sectors238 citations · 2018
- 2What technologies are at the core of AI?3 citations · 2023