Andrea Vezzulli UECE-USEG/UTL   Andrea Vezzulli UECE-ISEG/UTL Rua Miguel Lupi, 20, Lisbon 1249-078 Portugal   andreav@iseg.utl.pt     Biographical Sketch: Andrea Vezzulli (born in Codogno, Italy, on 19/07/1975) received the M.A. (Laurea) degree in political sciences and the Ph.D. degree in economics from the Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan (IT), in 2002 and 2006, respectively. He is currently a Research Associate at the UECE/ISEG, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisbon (PT) and an Affiliate Postdoctoral Fellow with the Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies (KITES), Bocconi University (IT). He was a Research Fellow at the Department of Management, University of Bologna (IT), a Visiting Ph.D. Student at the University of York (UK), a Graduate Research Fellow at Fondazione Giovanni Agnelli, Turin (IT) and Lecturer in econometrics and applied economics at the Bocconi University, University of Milan–Bicocca and the University of Brescia (IT). His current research interests include Applied Micro-Econometrics, Bayesian and Nonparametric Estimation Methods, Economics and Management of Innovation.   Primary Research Focus: Applied Micro-Econometrics, Bayesian and Nonparametric Estimation Methods, Economics and Management of Innovation.   JEL Areas: C3 : Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models: General O3 : Technological Change; Research and Development: General