Centro Einaudi

What Centro Einaudi does

Centro Einaudi (full legal name: Centro di Ricerca e Documentazione "Luigi Einaudi") is a Turin-based non-profit research and documentation center founded in 1963 and named after Luigi Einaudi, a former President of Italy and distinguished economist. It operates as an independent think tank producing research, publications, and commentary on economic policy, liberalism, free-market economics, financial markets, and political theory, serving a mix of general readers, academics, journalists, and the Italian business/financial community.

Its core outputs are publication-based rather than technology-based. Flagship products include the academic journal Biblioteca della Libertà (with both current issues and historical archives), the online economic publication Mondo Economico, the annual Rapporto sul mondo postglobale (formerly Rapporto Rota), the annual Indagine sul Risparmio e sulle scelte finanziarie degli italiani conducted with Intesa Sanpaolo since 2011, a stream of working papers, and two monograph series (Quaderni Biblioteca della Libertà and Quaderni Giorgio Rota). The center also maintains two libraries — Biblioteca della Libertà and Biblioteca Fulvio Guerrini — and runs educational projects (Scuola di liberalismo, Fake News Project) and a recurring radio segment on Radio Radicale ("Il Bandolo della Matassa") with Cerm.

The business model is that of a non-profit: the center does not sell products or charge for its publications (website access and downloads are free). Funding comes from institutional grants and partnerships with Italian foundations and banks (Fondazione CRT, Intesa Sanpaolo, Compagnia di San Paolo, MUR), academic collaboration with the University of Turin, support from Unione Industriale di Torino, membership in the European Liberal Forum network, and voluntary donations solicited via a "Sostienici" (Support Us) section on the website. The organization is led by Director Giuseppe Russo (appointed July 2014), operates from a single headquarters at Corso Re Umberto 1, 10121 Torino, and runs with a 1–10 person staff.

Name

Centro Einaudi

Legal name

Centro di Ricerca e Documentazione "Luigi Einaudi"

Website

https://centroeinaudi.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Centro Einaudi is a Turin-based non-profit research and documentation center founded in 1963 that produces economic research, academic journals, and policy commentary for Italian and European readers, policymakers, academics, and journalists, funded by institutional grants and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic Policy Research and Think Tank Services

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Access & EdTech for Equity (Low-cost Learning, Skills Platforms) (BPAGALAH)

Keywords

• Economic research
• Think tank services
• Policy analysis
• Academic publications
• Liberal studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Turin

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Support (Sostienici): Centro Einaudi operates as a non-profit research center that relies on donations and institutional support from partners including Fondazione CRT, Intesa Sanpaolo, and other organizations. The website features a 'Sostienici' (Support Us) section indicating voluntary contributions as a primary revenue source.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Centro Einaudi is a non-profit research and documentation center based in Turin, Italy, named after economist and former Italian President Luigi Einaudi. It produces independent economic research, working papers, academic journals (Biblioteca della Libertà), online publications (Mondo Economico), annual reports (Rapporto Rota), and an annual savings survey (Indagine sul Risparmio) in collaboration with Intesa Sanpaolo, and operates a physical and digital library (Biblioteca Fulvio Guerrini).

Product overview

Centro Einaudi is a research and documentation center (Centro di Ricerca e Documentazione "Luigi Einaudi") based in Turin, Italy. Its core offerings consist of academic publications and research outputs rather than a unified software product. The main products include: Biblioteca della Libertà (an academic journal with both current and archival issues), Mondo Economico (an online economic publication), the annual Rapporto Rota (global economy report), and the annual Indagine sul Risparmio (savings survey conducted with Intesa Sanpaolo). Centro Einaudi also produces Working Papers and maintains two monograph series: Quaderni Biblioteca della Libertà and Quaderni Giorgio Rota. The organization operates a physical and digital library (Biblioteca Fulvio Guerrini), runs media programs including Il Bandolo della Matassa radio show, and offers educational projects such as the Scuola di liberalismo and Fake News Project. Newsletter subscription provides periodic updates on all activities.

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Brands

• Lettera Economica: Economic publication analyzing financial markets and investment topics
• Indagine sul Risparmio
• Rapporto sul mondo postglobale
• Rapporto Rota
• Biblioteca della Libertà
• Mondo Economico

Products and services

• Biblioteca della Libertà

Quantifiable outcome

• Monthly qualified visits from readers interested in economics and current affairs

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Compagnia di San PaolocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor institutional partner supporting Centro Einaudi's research activities. Listed as a main partner on the organization's website.
• Fondazione CRTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports Centro Einaudi with funding and collaboration on specific projects, including the call for papers on Economic Impact of Disasters in collaboration with the University of Turin.
• Intesa SanpaolocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual collaboration on the 'Indagine sul Risparmio e sulle scelte finanziarie degli italiani' (Survey on Savings and Financial Choices of Italians), one of Centro Einaudi's flagship research projects.
• Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca (MUR)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry supporting academic research. Listed as a main institutional partner of Centro Einaudi.
• Unione Industriale di TorinomajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurin's main industrial union partnership for joint activities including events and research collaboration.
• European Liberal ForumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean network of liberal think tanks. Centro Einaudi participates in the ELF project, contributing to broader European research on liberal economics.
• Department of Economics and Statistics 'Cognetti De Martiis' - University of TurincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic department collaborating on research projects including the call for papers on Economic Impact of Disasters.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ISPI - Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale: Milan-based Italian think tank producing policy reports, surveys, and publications on economics and international affairs. Direct peer: similar product mix of working papers, annual reports, and policy events for Italian and international audiences.
• Fondazione Luigi Einaudi: Turin-based research foundation also named after Luigi Einaudi and dedicated to liberal economic and political studies. Direct peer: shares namesake, city, ideological orientation, and academic-publication-led operating model.
• Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI): Rome-based Italian think tank publishing research on economic and foreign policy. Direct peer: comparable publishing cadence, Italian institutional donor base, and academic-policy audience.
• Istituto Bruno Leoni: Turin-based Italian liberal think tank focused on free-market economics and public policy reform. Direct peer: shares the same ideological framing, Italian-only footprint, and reliance on donations and institutional sponsors to produce research and publications.

Broad incumbents

• Cato Institute: U.S.-based libertarian think tank producing books, policy papers, and surveys on free-market economics. Broad incumbent: shares the free-market ideological orientation and the publications-plus-events operating model, but at vastly greater scale and global reach.
• Chatham House: London-based international affairs think tank publishing research, journals, and convening events. Broad incumbent: comparable research-publication-plus-events operating model in the policy-research category, though at substantially larger scale.
• Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom: German liberal political foundation affiliated with the FDP, running research, civic education, and international programs. Broad incumbent: comparable liberal ideology, donor-supported foundation structure, and educational outreach mission.
• Bruegel: Brussels-based European economic policy think tank producing influential reports on European macroeconomics and finance. Broad incumbent: addresses overlapping economics and policy-analysis themes for a wider, pan-European audience and member base.
• CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies: Brussels-based think tank producing independent research on EU economics, policy, and regulation. Broad incumbent: similar research-publication and events model but at substantially greater scale and geographic reach.

Regional players

• Prometeia: Bologna-based Italian economic research and consulting firm publishing economic analysis and forecasts for Italian businesses. Comparable for its Italian-focused economic analysis and recurring research products (e.g., the savings survey space), but operates as a paid consulting business rather than a non-profit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CentroEinaudi
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/CentroEinaudi
• Facebookit-it.facebook.com/pages/Centro-Einaudi/221874414538172

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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