Prof. Edward Lorenz

Prof. Lorenz is Professor of Economics at the University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis and Assigned Professor at the University of Aalborg. He holds a B.S in Economics at MIT (1975), his M.A. in Economics at the University of California, Berkeley (1977) and his Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Cambridge, UK (1983). 

His research focuses on the internationally comparative analysis of business organization, employment relations and innovation systems with an emphasis on Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. He has published articles in journals and book chapters in this area. He has contributed to a number of expert committees and also provides expert advice to the OECD, EUROFOUND and the European Commission. He is a Board member of Globelics, a worldwide community of scholars working on innovation and competence building in the context of economic development.