Guide
Welcome to Laboratorium Productivum et Mercatorum (Produciologia) — a research space dedicated to the in-depth study of the economy: its technologies, productive systems, markets, and human actors.
Its mission is to design and analyze systems of production, distribution, and exchange that enhance human well-being, strengthen productive capabilities, and ensure the long-term sustainability of economic life.
Research Domain
Systematic study and design of how societies produce, exchange, generate technology, and evolve their productive structures, integrating material, technological and organizational dimensions.
| Research Domain | Description | Guiding Questions |
|---|---|---|
| Product Space | Examines what is produced and how productive capabilities evolve across goods, processes, and value chains. | • How do sectors and firms upgrade or diversify production? • What patterns of specialization or dependence emerge in the product space? • How can production networks be restructured for higher value creation? |
| Service Space | Studies the design, delivery, and organization of services as key sources of value creation and employment. | • How are services organized and delivered efficiently? • What role do labor, knowledge, and digitalization play in productivity growth? • How do service sectors interact with manufacturing and technology? |
| Technology Space | Investigates the tools, processes, and innovations that enable productivity, transformation, and industrial evolution. | • How do technologies diffuse and shape production frontiers? • What are the local capabilities and dependencies in critical technologies? • How can technological ecosystems be strengthened and governed effectively? |
| Production Organization | Analyzes how societies coordinate economic activity — through firms, institutions, and networks — to transform inputs into value. | • How are firms and production networks structured and governed? • What organizational and institutional designs foster innovation and cooperation? • How do human capital and social technologies shape productive efficiency? |
| Foundations | Explores the material, energetic, and ecological bases that sustain production and constrain economic evolution. | • How do energy systems, resources, and infrastructure enable or limit production? • How can ecological sustainability be integrated into productive systems? • What are the trade-offs between growth, efficiency, and resilience? |
| Finance Space | Studies the systems that mobilize, allocate, and govern capital for productive and technological transformation. | • How do financial structures shape industrial and technological trajectories? • What mechanisms channel savings into productive investment? • How can financial architectures support innovation and long-term development? |
| Organizational Design | Studies the internal architecture, coordination, and reflexive systems of firms and institutions. | • How can organizations be designed to balance efficiency, adaptability, and innovation? • What design principles foster learning, coordination, and viability? • How does design interact with workflow, culture, and strategy? |
Service Domain
What are the services that the Lab Offers?
| Service | Description | Target(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Intelligence & Mapping | Comprehensive analysis of productive sectors, supply chains, and technological capabilities to identify opportunities for upgrading and diversification. | Government agencies · Investment firms · Industry associations |
| Technology Foresight & Innovation Strategy | Evaluation of emerging technologies, R&D ecosystems, and innovation potential to guide strategic investments and policy priorities. | R&D institutions · Industrial clusters · Ministries of Science & Industry |
| Productivity Diagnostics & Firm Capability Assessment | In-depth analysis of firm-level performance, organizational systems, and productivity bottlenecks. | Firms · Development banks · Policy design units |
| Industrial Policy Design & Evaluation | Co-design and simulation of targeted industrial policies, incentives, and regulatory frameworks. | Economic planning agencies · Ministries of Economy & Industry |
| Financial Architecture & Investment Design | Structuring of financial instruments and mechanisms to support productive and technological investment. | Investment funds · Development finance institutions · Central banks |
| Training & Capability Development | Tailored programs for managers, policymakers, and researchers on production systems, innovation, and policy design. | Firms · Universities · Public institutions |
| Data Infrastructure & Observatory Services | Creation and maintenance of data systems for continuous monitoring of productive, technological, and financial indicators. | Research centers · Public policy units · Economic observatories |
| Sustainability & Energy Systems Consulting | Integration of ecological and energy considerations into industrial and infrastructure planning. | Energy ministries · Industrial firms · Environmental agencies |
| Policy Simulation & Systems Modeling | Development of computational and cybernetic models to anticipate policy outcomes and systemic feedback effects. | Governments · Think tanks · Multilateral organizations |
| Ecosystem Co-Design & Governance Facilitation | Design of collaborative frameworks that align research, industry, and government around common development missions. | Innovation ecosystems · Regional development agencies · Private–public partnerships |