Examines very important issues in research evaluation in the Social Sciences and Humanities

Presents a systemic review of theoretical issues influencing the evaluation of Social Sciences and Humanities

Paints a broad and colorful picture of the Italian research assessment and its debate in Italy from many disciplines

Professor Bonaccorsi is an applied economist with a strong record of publications in the fields of economics of science, higher education, and quantitative research evaluation. He has pioneered the field of microdata on European higher education institutions (HEIs), started with the Aquameth and Eumida projects and culminated in the ETER platform, supported by Eurostat and DG EAC for the disaggregated analysis of individual HEIs in Europe.

He has been member of the RISE expert group, the leading group of economists supporting the European Commissioner for Research. He has been member of the Board of ANVUR in the period 2011-2015.