Florencia Fiorentin

Florencia Fiorentin is an economist specializing in the economics of innovation, science, technology and innovation (STI) policy, and gender gaps in scientific, technological, and entrepreneurial ecosystems. She is a PhD candidate in Economics at the Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento (UNGS), where she also holds a permanent position as researcher and lecturer.

She holds a Master’s degree in Science, Technology and Innovation Management from UNGS, with a thesis focused on the role of firm-level micro-heterogeneity in the allocation and impact of innovation policy, based on an in-depth evaluation of the Argentine Technological Fund (FONTAR). She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Political Economy from the same institution.

Her academic work centers on innovation policy evaluation, firm capabilities, technological change, and inclusive development, with a strong emphasis on gender inequalities in science, technology, innovation, and labor markets. She has extensive experience in quantitative and mixed-method impact evaluations, particularly using panel data approaches. Her research has been published in leading international journals such as Research Evaluation, Science and Public Policy, Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Journal of Evolutionary Economics, and Innovation and Development, among others.

At UNGS, she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in innovation theory, macroeconomics, economic growth, and gender and science. She is also a lecturer in the Master’s program in Gender and Rights and actively coordinates training initiatives aimed at mainstreaming gender perspectives in engineering and innovation-related curricula. In parallel, she is a regular columnist on science, technology, and social bias in media outlets.

Florencia Fiorentin currently serves as Vice President of LALICS (Latin American Network on the Economics of Learning, Innovation and Competence Building Systems), the regional chapter of GLOBELICS. She has played an active role in academic management and international networks, including the organization of doctoral schools, research colloquia, and international conferences in development and innovation studies.

Beyond academia, she is Chief Economist at EPyCA Consultores, where she provides strategic economic advice to public institutions, international organizations, trade unions, firms, and business associations. Her professional work includes sectoral analysis, policy design, and capacity-building activities on innovation, digital transformation, sustainability, gender equality, and artificial intelligence.

She has acted as a consultant for major international and regional organizations, including the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the International Labour Organization (ILO), UNESCO, ECLAC, SEGIB, CONACYT, and national development agencies across Latin America and the Caribbean. Her consulting portfolio covers topics such as gender gaps in digital entrepreneurship, innovation policy evaluation, green innovation strategies, science funding systems, and digital tools for labor and social inclusion.

Her career has been supported by several competitive fellowships and awards, including a CONICET doctoral fellowship ranked first in the order of merit, a Friends of Fulbright scholarship, and multiple recognitions for innovation-oriented research and technological solutions addressing gender-based violence.

Through her academic, professional, and policy-oriented work, Florencia Fiorentin contributes to advancing more inclusive, evidence-based innovation and development strategies, with a particular focus on reducing structural gender inequalities in science, technology, and productive systems.