KID2024 offers students theoretical and empirical lectures on knowledge dynamics, industry evolution, and economic development. Following its tradition, the school aims at attracting students interested in studying a broad range of subjects such as the emergence and persistence of innovation, entrepreneurship, firms’ growth, corporate governance and performance, geographical agglomeration of industrial activities, economics of science, smart cities, and environmental innovation.

This year’s edition will devote particular attention to investigate the impact of AI (Artificial Intelligence) on the socio-economic context.

KID 2024 is funded by CNRS, EUR ELMI - Université Côte d’Azur, EFELIA (3IA), and the PhD programme in Innovation for the Circular Economy (University of Torino). KID2024 has trained aorund 200 PhD students and postdocs. KID 2024 is an action of Eurkind, a research network focusing on how knowledge, innovation, and development should be articulated for a better society in Europe.

Benjamin F. Jones (Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University)
Anthony Howell (Arizona State University)
Mariagrazia Squicciarini (UNESCO)
Chiara Franzoni (Polytechnic of Milan)
Pelin Demirel (Imperial College)
Francesco Quatraro (University of Torino)
Simone Vannuccini (Université Cote d'Azur)
Lucile Sassatelli (Université Cote d'Azur)

The school welcomes Ph.D. students, postdocs, and young researchers. Participants to the summer school will benefit from lectures by highly reputed international scholars. Lectures will cover theoretical and empirical subjects with particular emphasis on up-to-date statistical and econometric techniques. Participants are also encouraged to present their work during dedicated student sessions. During these sessions, experts will discuss participants’ work providing constructive comments and suggesting possible publication strategies.

The 12^th KID summer school will take place the 1-5 of July, 2024, at Le Saint Paul Hotel-Maison du Séminaire, 29 Bd Franck Pilatte, Nice (France).

PhD students, postdocs, and young researchers willing to attend the summer school can apply by submitting a unique PDF document including:
1) A motivation letter for attending the summer school
2) A research proposal (5 pages maximum) or a paper to present during the student presentation sessions.
Applications can be submitted at the following link: https://kid2024.sciencesconf.org/submission/submit
Deadline for application: 31 March, 2024
Notification of acceptance: 2 May, 2024
Registration and accommodation fee payment: Deadline 3 June, 2024 -> Extended to the 10th of June, 2024
Full paper submission: 3 June, 2024

Summer school fees for participants (600 euros) include the registration to the summer school (access to all summer school lectures and presentations, 7 breaks, 4 lunches, 2 summer school dinners), and hotel accommodation at Saint Paul Hotel - Maison du Séminaire (twin rooms accommodation, i.e., 2 KID participants per room, with breakfast included, 4 nights, arrival Monday July 1, departure Friday July 5).

Fees can be paid only by credit card and online. There are no fees for CNRS personnel (PhDs, Post-docs, researchers, engineers, technicians and staff paid by CNRS). 

For any questions, please contact us at kid2024@sciencesconf.org

Jackie Krafft (Université Côte d’Azur and CNRS-GREDEG, France)
Marco Baudino (Université Côte d’Azur and CNRS-GREDEG, France)
Cécile Cézanne (Université Côte d’Azur and CNRS-GREDEG, France)
Sofia Patsali (Université Côte d’Azur and CNRS-GREDEG, France)
Michele Pezzoni (Université Côte d’Azur and CNRS-GREDEG, France)
Francesco Quatraro (University of Turin, Italy)
Simone Vannuccini (Université Côte d’Azur and CNRS-GREDEG, France)

Cristiano Antonelli (University of Turin, Italy)
Marco Baudino (Université Côte d’Azur and CNRS-GREDEG, France)
Olivier Bruno (Université Côte d’Azur and CNRS-GREDEG, France)
Cécile Cézanne (Université Côte d’Azur and CNRS-GREDEG, France)
Alexander Coad (Waseda University, Japan)
Alessandra Colombelli (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)
Davide Consoli (INGENIO-CSIC, University of Valencia, Spain)
Alexander Ebner (Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany)
Werner Hoelzl (WIFO, University of Vienna, Austria)
Albert Jolink (SKEMA Paris, France)
Jackie Krafft (Université Côte d’Azur and CNRS-GREDEG, France)
Massimiliano Mazzanti (University of Ferrara, Italy)
Eva Niesten (SKEMA Paris, France)
Michele Pezzoni (Université Côte d’Azur and CNRS-GREDEG, France)
Francesco Quatraro (University of Turin, Italy; Université Côte d’Azur and CNRS-GREDEG, France)
Jacques Ravix (Université Côte d’Azur and CNRS-GREDEG, France)
Andreas Reinstaller (WIFO, University of Vienna, Austria)
Paolo Saviotti (INRA GAEL, University Pierre Mendes France, France)
Simone Vannuccini (Université Côte d’Azur and CNRS-GREDEG, France)
Fabiana Visentin (UNU-MERIT)
Marco Vivarelli (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Milano, Italy)