Dr. Ivan Sergio
Professional Career
Ivan Sergio is a postdoctoral researcher at the Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg and the Leibniz University Hannover. He is also an associate member of the research department “Rational Economics” at the HWWI.
He completed his bachelor’s degree in economics and commerce at the University of Foggia in 2016 and obtained his Master’s degree in Political Science with honors from the University of Salerno in 2018. In 2019, he commenced his Ph.D. studies at the University of Salerno, focusing on economics.
During his doctoral thesis, he delved deeply into topics related to innovation, particularly Information and Communication Technology (ICT) innovation. He also explored green topics, analyzing the impact of information technologies on the environment and green productivity. Additionally, he conducted a study on industrial agglomerations, specifically in the field of ICT. Finally, he defended his Ph.D. thesis on September 2023.
Research Interests
Innovation, Regional Economics, Macroeconomics, Political Economics, Green Transition, Applied Econometrics
All publications
Refereed Articles
- Heidi Bogdzinski, Ivan Sergio, Jan Wedemeier (2025): Unveiling the impact of Green Energy on Green Productivity: A focus on Hydrogen and the Green Transition in European regions, in: Economic Analysis and Policy.
- Ivan Sergio, Jan Wedemeier (2025): Global surge: exploring cryptocurrency adoption with evidence from spatial models, in: Financial Innovation 11(96).
- Ivan Sergio, Danilo Petti (2024): Bank Crisis Boosts Bitcoin Price, in: Journal of Risk and Financial Management 17(4).
- Ivan Sergio, Stefano Iandolo, Anna M. Ferragina (2023): Inter-sectoral and inter-regional knowledge spillovers: The role of ICT and technological branching on innovation in high-tech sectors, in: Technological Forecasting and Social Change 194, 122728.
Articles in Edited Volumes
- Anna M. Ferragina, Stefano Iandolo, Ivan Sergio, Erol Taymaz (2025): Digital Economy and Environmental Performance, in: Salvatore Capasso & Giovanni Canitano (Editor), Mediterranean Economies 2024. The New Agenda for the Mediterranean: Perspectives and Challenges: il Mulino, chapter 3.
- Ivan Sergio, Jan Wedemeier (2025): The Adoption of Cryptocurrencies in the Med Area, a New Macroeconomic Perspective, in: Salvatore Capasso & Giovanni Canitano (Editor), Mediterranean Economies 2024. The New Agenda for the Mediterranean: Perspectives and Challenges: il Mulino, chapter 5.
- Yolanda Pena-Boquete, Ivan Sergio, Maria Seredenko (2023): Economic consequences for Spain and Italy of export disruption to Russia, in: Salvatore Capasso & Giovanni Canitano (Editor), Mediterranean Economies 2023: il Mulino, 91-108.
- Anna M. Ferragina, Ivan Sergio (2019): «Metà Africa metà Europa». Prospettive di sviluppo del Mezzogiorno nell’Area Mena, in: Salvatore Capasso (Editor), Rapporto sulle economie del Mediterraneo Edizione 2019: il Mulino, chapter 8.