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Accessibility & LanguageFederica Scandurra
Biography
Federica holds a Ph.D. in Economics, Management, and Statistics from the University of Messina, Italy.
Her Ph.D. research focused on the circular economy in the agri-food sector, developing a quantitative decision-support framework that integrates economic and environmental metrics to evaluate performance under alternative scenarios.
Before joining the University of Galway, she was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Messina, where she developed indicator-based framework, integrating Life Cycle Assessment and circularity indicators to assess the performance of the olive oil value chain, and served as a teaching fellow in the Economics of Climate Change at the School of Economics, UCD.
She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at SEMRU. Her research focuses on cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis of marine restoration interventions, assessing their economic implications and feasibility to support evidence-based decision-making.
Research Interests
• Cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis of marine restoration
• Economics of the blue economy and marine ecosystems
• Circular economy and resource efficiency in agri-food systems
• Economic and environmental indicators for decision-support
Publications and Other Outputs
Peer-reviewed articles
● Ferrante, L., & Scandurra, F. (2025). I want to be Green! The role of social engagement in a circular economy transition. Journal of Policy Modeling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpolmod.2025.05.004
● Scandurra, F., Salomone, R., Caeiro, S., & de Moura, A. P. (2024). Circular economy in the agri-food sector: Insights into Portuguese companies’ practices. Circular Economy and Sustainability, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-024-00425-y
● Scandurra, F., Salomone, R., Caeiro, S., & Gulotta, T. M. (2023). The maturity level of the agri-food sector in the circular economy domain: A systematic literature review. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 100, 107079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2023.107079
