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| Mauro Bonazzi | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mauro Bonazzi |
| Birth date | 1950s |
| Birth place | Milan, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Economist, Academic, Civil Servant |
| Alma mater | Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore |
| Notable works | "Public Procurement and Regulation" (selected) |
Mauro Bonazzi
Mauro Bonazzi is an Italian economist, academic, and public official known for contributions to public procurement, competition policy, and regional development. He has held senior academic posts and technical roles in European and Italian institutions, engaging with bodies such as the European Commission, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, World Bank, Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance, and regional administrations in Lombardy. His work bridges scholarly analysis with applied policy in contexts involving European Union law, OECD standards, and international development finance.
Born in Milan in the 1950s, Bonazzi completed undergraduate and graduate studies at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, where he studied economics alongside contemporaries from Bocconi University and the University of Milan. He undertook postgraduate research in public policy and regulatory analysis, attending executive programs and seminars associated with the London School of Economics, Harvard Kennedy School, and College of Europe to deepen expertise in European Union integration, public finance, and competition policy. During this period he collaborated with scholars linked to the European University Institute and researchers from the Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei.
Bonazzi’s academic appointments include professorships and visiting positions at institutions such as the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, where he taught courses on public procurement, industrial organization, and regional policy, and visiting roles at Università Bocconi and the Politecnico di Milano. He has served as a consultant and advisor to supranational institutions including the European Commission Directorate-General for Competition, the World Bank procurement group, and the OECD Public Governance Directorate. Bonazzi held managerial roles within the Italian civil service—notably secondments to the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance and participation in intergovernmental working groups with the Council of the European Union and the European Investment Bank. He engaged with stakeholder networks such as the European Policy Centre and the Institute for European Environmental Policy to translate academic findings into administrative reforms.
Bonazzi’s research spans public procurement law, antitrust and competition analysis, regional development strategies, and regulatory impact assessment. He has published monographs and peer-reviewed articles in journals connected to the European Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Public Economics, and sectoral reviews produced by the OECD and World Bank. His work examines procurement market design in light of European Commission directives, comparative studies involving member states like Italy, Germany, France, and Spain, and empirical assessments using data from agencies such as the Italian National Institute of Statistics and the European Statistical System. Bonazzi co-authored policy papers with colleagues affiliated with the Fondazione Rodolfo Debenedetti and the Centro Studi Confindustria, contributing chapters to edited volumes alongside authors from the London School of Economics, Columbia University, and the University of Chicago. He also produced technical reports for the European Investment Bank and delivered keynote lectures at conferences organized by the International Institute of Administrative Sciences and the European Association for Research on Services.
In public service, Bonazzi advised regional administrations in Lombardy and participated in national consultations on implementing European Union public procurement directives and State aid rules overseen by the European Commission. He was a technical expert in parliamentary committees at the Italian Parliament addressing procurement reform and transparency, and he represented Italian interests in bilateral dialogues with agencies such as the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme on procurement capacity building. Bonazzi’s collaborations extended to regulatory authorities including the Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato and the Autorità per l'Energia Elettrica il Gas e il Sistema Idrico where he contributed to policy papers on market liberalization and regulatory frameworks.
Bonazzi received recognition for academic and policy contributions from institutions like the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and professional associations such as the Italian Association of Economists. His consultancy reports were cited in European Commission communications and referenced in OECD best-practice compilations. He was invited as an honorary fellow or visiting scholar by research centers including the European University Institute and the Bocconi Institute for Research on Innovation and Services and has been listed among contributors to high-profile international policy fora such as the World Bank annual conferences and the European Policy Centre roundtables.
Residing in Milan, Bonazzi has combined academic work with civic engagement in cultural and charitable organizations associated with institutions like the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore and municipal cultural foundations in Lombardy. His legacy is evident in reforms and capacity-building initiatives in procurement practices across Italian regions and in training programs developed with partners such as the European Commission, the World Bank, and the OECD. Students and practitioners affiliated with universities including Bocconi University, Politecnico di Milano, and the University of Milan continue to cite his frameworks on procurement and regulation in scholarly and policy contexts.
Category:Italian economists Category:Italian academics Category:People from Milan