Marcello Graziano

Marcello Graziano
Ruralis - Institute for Rural and Regional Research | CRR

PhD

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Introduction
Marcello Graziano currently works at the Department of Geography, Central Michigan University. Marcello does research in Geoinformatics (GIS), Geography and Political Economy.
Additional affiliations
May 2014 - present
Scottish Association For Marine Science
Position
  • PostDoc Position
Description
  • PhD-level IDCORE seminars on energy economics and geography.
May 2014 - January 2016
Scottish Association For Marine Science
Position
  • PostDoc Position
Description
  • Responsibilities include developing research and coordinating research exchanges within the EU-funded Marine Energy Research Innovation and Knowledge Accelerator.
August 2013 - May 2014
University of Connecticut
Position
  • Research Assistant
Description
  • Economic Geography, Fall 2013 World Regional Geography, Fall 2013 The City in the Western Tradition, Fall 2013
Education
August 2009 - May 2014
University of Connecticut
Field of study
  • Economic Geography; Energy Geography
March 2007 - April 2009
University of Turin
Field of study
  • International Economics
September 2003 - March 2007
University of Turin
Field of study
  • Foreign Trade and Economics

Publications

Publications (54)
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Renewable energy clusters potentially drive a reliable low-carbon energy transition. • Renewable energy clusters are place-based and heterogenous. • Industrial and material renewable energy cluster types are identified. • Seven dimensions are proposed to predict renewable energy cluster emergence. • The typification of renewable energy clusters wil...
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This paper investigates the impact of corporate expansion in the alcohol retail industry on small-scale retailers. Our empirical approach exploits the timing of corporate entries across U.S. states that do not have a state monopoly to examine entry effects based on proximity to incumbent retailers. The analysis, drawing on a comprehensive dataset o...
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Waterborne Escherichia coli ( E. coli ) represents a pervasive water quality problem across the United States. In Michigan, the presence of E. coli has become problematic for many areas where agricultural run-off and ineffective policies have made these outbreaks endemic. Combining the universe of housing transaction datasets from 2009 to 2017 with...
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This study examines the influence of renewable portfolio standards (RPS) on coal industry employment and wages in the top 10 U.S. coal-producing states from 2001 to 2018, with a specific focus on the 2003–2009 RPS adoption period. Employing a difference-in-differences methodology and utilizing data encompassing employment, gas prices, and RPS-relat...
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This study examines the impact of repealing Sunday blue laws on alcohol sales and retail competition, focusing on Connecticut’s 2012 policy change allowing Sunday beer sales in grocery stores. Using nationwide data from 2004 to 2021, we find a short-term increase in beer sales post-policy change, but no significant long-term economic effects on gro...
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The United States has only recently begun investing in commercial-scale offshore wind energy (OWE). Although the United States is slow to progress, it is uniquely positioned to build on the existing knowledge that coastal European countries have applied for their own energy transitions. In this study, we analyze how federal and regional plans for e...
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The ocean and coasts are largely absent from the “Green New Deal” proposal. In response to the limited attention paid to the sustainability and equitable governance approaches of the Blue Economy, a U.S. “Blue New Deal” has been proposed aiming to protect the health of the ocean and support coastal communities’ adaptation to climate change. The Blu...
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The U.S. coal industry is in the midst of a transition. Changes in regulation and technological innovation from other fossils and renewables have affected its competitiveness. These could have significant impacts on the labor market where jobs could be lost. In this study, we investigate how changes in employment in the coal industry affect wages i...
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This article analyses the economic size and resilience of five established definitions of the Blue Economy across two geographical locations: Scotland (UK) and Michigan (USA). The article analyses sector-level employment, labor productivity and Gross Value Added (GVA) data, and uses graphical representations to highlight the differences in conceptu...
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Grid resilience and reliability are pivotal in the transition to low and zero carbon energy systems. Tree-trimming operations (TTOs) have become a pivotal tool for increasing the resilience power grids, especially in highly forested regions. Building on recent literature, we aim at assessing the temporal and spatial extents of the benefits that TTO...
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Interviews illuminate impacts of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), a United States’ federal program designed to improve the Great Lakes by restoring the region’s most polluted harbors and coastal landscapes. To see how GLRI funds caused changes in the built environment and to attitudes toward place, semi-structured interviews were cond...
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This paper examines the impact of higher education on youth unemployment. Following the 2008 financial crisis, youth unemployment returned to the fore as a serious concern among policy makers in Europe. A crucial difference from previous recessions is that this time around supply of higher education opportunities was much higher than in the 1980s,...
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This paper examines the impact of higher education on youth unemployment. Following the 2008 financial crisis, youth unemployment returned to the fore as a serious concern among policy makers in Europe. A crucial difference from previous recessions is that this time around supply of higher education opportunities was much higher than in the 1980s,...
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We apply recent developments in data-mining and statistics, using affinity propagation (AP) to identify regional typologies in the European Union (EU) and characterize major factors between rural–rural and rural–urban regional differences, without predetermined thresholds. We identify a representative ‘exemplar’ within each cluster using the driver...
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Understanding the cultural contributions of ecosystems is essential for recognising how environmental policy impacts on human well-being. We developed an integrated cultural ecosystem services (CES) valuation approach involving non-monetary valuation through a eudaemonic well-being questionnaire and monetary valuation through hedonic pricing. This...
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Tree-trimming operations (TTOs) are expensive, yet popular management practices for increasing power-grid reliability. In this work, we investigate and identify the relationship between TTOs and power outages and quantify the regional economic benefits TTOs provide in the three years following these operations. Our data focus on a portion of Connec...
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The United States is a diverse and heterogeneous place. Accurately organizing and mapping the U.S. into different regions based on characteristics such as wealth, race, education, language, and occupation is a complicated and arduous task. This paper demonstrates the application of affinity propagation to map socio-economic patterns and identify re...
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Adoption of photovoltaic systems has been thought of in some countries as a choice influenced by political preferences. In the US, this polarization may be even stronger due to political polarization around climate change. Now, research shows that photovoltaic adopters can be found in both parties and they are politically active.
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The economic impact of tertiary education is important for regional development, and whilst participation rates have increased, it is unclear whether this has benefited regions equally. The paper analyses a panel of European regions to determine how the geography of tertiary education has evolved between 2002 and 2012. The results show a mixed pict...
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There is currently no generally accepted definition for the “blue economy,” despite the term becoming common parlance over the past decade. The concept and practice have spawned a rich, and diverse, body of scholarly activity. Yet despite this emerging body of literature, there is ambiguity around what the blue economy is, what it encapsulates, and...
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Mismatches in spatial scales, or spatial disconnections between causes and effects of ecosystem degradation, can reduce resilience in social–ecological systems. These mismatches can be particularly disruptive in coastal and marine areas, where multiple social and ecological systems are multi-layered. Scotland’s Western Isles have a history of local...
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This cross-sectional study examines factors associated with the CMS Summary Star Ratings in Home Health Agencies (HHA). Using Home Health Compare, medical claims, and census data, negative binomial regression analysis was conducted at the HHA level. Positive associations were found between Summary Star Ratings and beneficiary age, the number of cla...
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The Blue Economy (BE) is rapidly becoming one of the most commonly applied regional economic paradigms in coastal and maritime regions globally. Since the late 1970s, the U.S. Great Lakes basin has searched for ways to reverse its economic decline, and the BE offers new opportunities to sustain the region's economic development, possibly sustaining...
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Building upon recent literature, we combine a novel spatiotemporal variable with spatial methods to investigate and quantify the influence of the built environment and jurisdictional boundaries on spatial peer-effects (SPEs) in inner-city areas. We focus on the Hartford Capital region, using detailed data at block-group and PV system levels for the...
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Over the past decade, the expansion of economic activity in coastal and marine environments has created the necessity to implement new planning and management approaches. One particular tool, Marine Spatial Planning (MSP), has recently gained international attention as a potential way to overcome sector-specific siloed approaches. However, like man...
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The development of the Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) industry is part of the EC Blue Growth Strategy. It brings together a range of relationships across people, sea, and energy, from developers to local communities and policymakers. This calls for diverse approaches, moving beyond an oppositional mindset to one that can establish an inclusive commu...
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The development of the Marine Renewable Energy (MRE) industry is part of the EC Blue Growth Strategy. It brings together a range of relationships across people, sea, and energy, from developers to local communities and policymakers. This calls for diverse approaches, moving beyond an oppositional mindset to one that can establish an inclusive commu...
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The development of the Marine Renewable Energy (MRE)industry is part of the EC Blue Growth Strategy. It brings together a rangeof relationships across people, sea, and energy, from developers to localcommunities and policymakers. This calls for diverse approaches, movingbeyond an oppositional mindset to one that can establish an inclusive community...
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Fisheries products are globally traded commodities, which have led to varying degrees of social and economic dependency for producing regions. These dependencies become more evident at times of major demand or supply shocks. Resilience to such shocks is intertwined with, and rooted in, the intra-sectoral structure and governance frameworks. This wo...
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Abstract: Cities of the Great Lakes region of the U.S. (GLR) have been living through decades of economic transformations, as employment in high-paying manufacturing industries has vanished, mainly, but not uniquely, because of technological changes (Hicks, 2015). The Great Recession (GR) of 2007/2009 has introduced a further negative shock to thes...
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Offshore wind power (OSW) plays a key role within the UK strategy for a transition towards a low-carbon economy, offering vast potential for establishing a high-tech manufacturing industry. Previous experiences in the onshore sector (OWP) suggest the UK might fail in fully capturing these macroeconomic benefits. In this work, we investigate the his...
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Understanding the issues surrounding the development of domestic crude oil and the benefits, risks, and impacts of transportation of crude oil in and through the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River region has become a top priority for the region’s decisionmakers. Due to the tremendous increases in oil production over the past nine years and the commensu...
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Marine Renewable Energy (MREs) holds extensive environmental, social, and economic potential for rural coastal areas across the globe, which are often resource-rich but capital-poor, often due to historic paradigm of economic (under) development. Focusing on the Highland and Islands region (HIR) of Scotland, we identify a conundrum which is current...
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While the State of Connecticut has been actively supporting the adoption of residential photovoltaic systems for the past few years, adoption of this technology is uneven across towns. Combining hierarchical clustering and empirical estimations, this paper examines the profile of adopters, the role of the built environment and the nature and power...
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This paper examines the diffusion of three classes of non-fossil fuel light vehicles, and the macroeconomic impacts of transitioning from internal combustion engines towards low-carbon transportation among counties in Connecticut. This paper establishes high market penetration patterns by including intermodal access among state’s counties and then...
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This paper examines the diffusion of three classes of non-fossil fuel light vehicles, and the macroeconomic impacts of transitioning from internal combustion engines towards low-carbon transportation among counties in Connecticut. This paper establishes high market penetration patterns by including intermodal access among state’s counties and then...
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The global transition from fossil fuel-based energy sources to renewable energy sources will be most effective, for at least the near future, by utilizing local resources and existing infrastructure. In many areas of the eastern United States, forest residue is abundant and can be used in existing facilities to supplement coal in coal-fired power p...
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The diffusion of new technologies is often mediated by spatial and socioeconomic factors. This article empirically examines the diffusion of an important renewable energy technology: residential solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. Using detailed data on PV installations in Connecticut, we identify the spatial patterns of diffusion, which indicate cons...
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Growing concern about global climate change and energy security are prompting reconsideration of how energy—particularly electricity—is generated, transmitted, and consumed in the United States and across the globe. While an increasing amount of households are adopting solar power across the developed world, the spatial and socioeconomic factors th...
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In recent years Connecticut has been one of the most active jurisdictions to support the adoption of residential photovoltaic systems (PV). The distribution of PV is still quite uneven across the state because of the combination of metering policies and current incentive design, (Graziano and Gillingham, 2014). In the present work, we focus on the...
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This CCEA project for the state's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) details how outdoor activities on state lands have an economic impact of more than $1 billion a year, from expenditures by residents and visitors on a variety of outdoor activities including camping, boating, fishing and hunting. The study highlights that for...
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For seven years, the All Our Kin, Inc. (AOK) Child Care Licensing Program in helped address the New Haven helped address the area’s vital need for affordable, high-quality child care. CCEA prepared an economic impact study using the REMI dynamic modelling software and survey responses gathered directly from the Program’s graduates. CCEA estimated t...
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This study examines the benefits that can emerge specifically in Connecticut during a shift from fossil-fueled to electricity-charged vehicles, with attention to their adoption's affect on electricity rates and transmission lines, and EV potential to reduce green house gases (GHGs). This study further demonstrates the value of a transiton to variab...

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