Claudia Cantabene (BA, MEF, PhD Naples Federico II; MSc Brussels) is a lecturer in Microeconomics, Circular Economy, and Applications at the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli". Her main research interests include innovation and enterprises, bioeconomy and circular economy, as well as the economic analysis of organized crime, mafia, and corruption. She has published in international journals such as The Economic Journal, Ecological Economics, Journal of Cultural Economics, and participates in national and international research projects on regional development, legality, and sustainability.