Fabiano Compagnucci es Profesor Asistente en Gran Sasso Science Institute (GSSI). Tiene un PhD en Economía por Università Politecnica delle Marche y un Master en Evaluación de políticas urbanas, territoriales y medioambientales por Università Iuav di Venezia. Sus investigaciones se centran en temas de economía urbana, con énfasis en la localización espacial de servicios esenciales, y en temas de cambio estructural y los avances tecnológicos, con especial atención a los efectos de la robotización y la inteligencia artificial. Sus investigaciones se han llevado a cabo en colaboración con académicos de distintas disciplinas, como urbanistas, ingenieros, sociólogos y geógrafos. Sus trabajos han sido publicados en revistas académicas como Applied Economics, Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Regional Science Policy & Practice, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control y Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society, entre otras.

ABSTRACT: The green transition unfolds against a backdrop of widening territorial inequalities driven by the spatial concentration of the knowledge economy. While knowledge-intensive regions with educated, affluent populations might be expected to champion environmental causes, this paper reveals a counter-intuitive pattern. Using novel measures of pro- and anti-environmental activism across Italian provinces (2012-2022) and a Bartik-like instrumental variable, we find that knowledge economy concentration reduces pro-environmental activism nearly twice as much as anti-environmental activism. This asymmetry creates a compositional shift where knowledge-intensive areas exhibit relatively more anti-environmental sentiment in their remaining activism. The findings challenge simplified assumptions about education, affluence, and environmental support, revealing that territorial economic structures fundamentally alter engagement patterns. Green transition policies must account for how different economic contexts generate distinct mobilization patterns, addressing both the reduced collective action in knowledge hubs and resistance in vulnerable territories.

AUTORES: Fabiano Compagnucci (Gran Sasso Science Institute), Daria Denti (Gran Sasso Science Institute), Alessandra Faggian (Gran Sasso Science Institute) & Arsène Perrot (Gran Sasso Science Institute)

ORGANIZA: Departamento de Economía, Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Revista Económica

CONTACTO: iie@econo.unlp.edu.ar