Andrea Coveri is Assistant Professor in Applied Economics at the University of Urbino, where he teaches Economics, Economics of Globalisation, and Global Political Economy. He holds a B.A. and M.A. in Economics from the University of Bologna, and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Economics from the Marche Polytechnic University. His research interests include global value chains, the economics of innovation and the theory of value, price and distribution. His articles have been published in international peer-reviewed journals, including the Review of International Political Economy, the Cambridge Journal of Economics, World Development, the Journal of Technology Transfer, Economics of Innovation and New Technology. He is also a member of the advisory board of the Journal of Industrial and Business Economics.