
Director

Pier Luigi Parcu
Director
Centre for a Digital Society
Director
Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom
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Biography
Pier Luigi Parcu is part-time Professor at the European University Institute (EUI) since 2010. He is currently the Director of the Centre for a Digital Society and the Director of the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom.
Since 2004 he is the Chairman of a consultancy company specialising in antitrust and regulatory issues. From 2000 to 2003, he has been CEO of the Independent System Operator running the Italian Electricity Grid (GRTN). From 1991 to 2000 he was the Director of Investigation at the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) in charge of several regulated sectors. Previously, he served as Chief Economist at the Italian Security and Exchange Commission (CONSOB) and as Economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). His research in the area of industrial organization and law and economics focuses on the interaction between regulation and antitrust in shaping firms’ behaviour. In the field of media, Professor Parcu’s research focuses on the democratic and economic challenges associated with digital platforms, as part of his broader interest in innovation dynamics in the digital economy and in emerging technologies. He also works on the effects of ownership concentration and internal governance of the media enterprise on pluralism and freedom of expression.
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Recent research output
Authors: PARCU, Pier Luigi;MAZZONI, Leonardo;INNOCENTI, Niccolò
Which innovation model yields the more for society? : standard-setting organizations versus SILOs - Contribution to bookAuthors: MARCUS, J. Scott;ROSSI, Maria Alessandra;MAZZONI, Leonardo;PARCU, Pier Luigi
The impact of EU online platform regulation on EU productivity : a preliminary assessment - Technical ReportAuthors: GALLI, Niccolò;PARCU, Pier Luigi
Multi-sided platforms and the relevant antitrust market - Contribution to bookAuthors: PARCU, Pier Luigi;ROSSI, Maria Alessandra;BOTTA, Marco
Competition and technical change : looking back to understand what lies ahead - Contribution to bookAuthors: PARCU, Pier Luigi;MONTI, Giorgio;BOTTA, Marco;GALLI, Niccolò
ENTraNCE for judges 2024 : challenges faced by judges in enforcing EU competition law : EU and national perspectives - selected case notes - Working PaperEditors: PARCU, Pier Luigi;ROSSI, Maria Alessandra;BOTTA, Marco
Research handbook on competition and technology - BookAuthors: BLAGOJEV, Tijana;BLEYER-SIMON, Konrad;BROGI, Elda;CARLINI, Roberta;DA COSTA LEITE BORGES, Danielle;KERMER, Jan Erik;NENADIC, Iva;PALMER, Marie;PARCU, Pier Luigi;REVIGLIO, Urbano;TREVISAN, Matteo;VERZA, Sofia
Monitoring media pluralism in the European Union : results of the MPM2025 - Technical ReportAuthors: MAZZONI, Leonardo;BOTTA, Marco;CARLINI, Roberta;FILISTRUCCHI, Lapo;MENÉNDEZ GONZÁLEZ, Natalia;PARCU, Pier Luigi
Implications of the digital transformation on different social groups - Technical ReportAuthors: FRIEDLAENDER, Daniel;MARCUS, J. Scott;TALEB, Amal;VERHOEVEN, Amaryllis
Editors: PARCU, Pier Luigi;CARLINI, Roberta
Strengthening EU digital competitiveness : stoking the engine - VideoAuthors: GALLI, Niccolò;PARCU, Pier Luigi
Market definition and multi-sided markets : a primer on the 2024 EU market definition notice - Working Paper