Centro Europa Ricerche

What Centro Europa Ricerche does

Centro Europa Ricerche (CER) is an independent Italian economic research institute founded in 1981 and headquartered in Rome at Via Salaria 44. The firm specializes in applied economics focused on the Italian economy, producing short- and medium-term macroeconomic forecasts, quantitative evaluations of economic policy measures, and dedicated studies across public finance, fiscal policy, monetary policy, social policy, industrial policy, and environmental policy. CER's analytical core consists of three proprietary quantitative frameworks: an econometric model for the Italian banking system used to analyze monetary and financial market evolutions, microsimulation models that evaluate the impact of fiscal-policy measures on Italian households and businesses, and a pension-expenditure forecasting model described as comparable in detail to the official government model.

These models underpin the firm's two flagship periodic publications—Rapporto CER (general macroeconomic outlook) and Rapporto BANCHE (banking sector analysis)—alongside a portfolio of specialized modules covering energy markets, the geopolitics of energy, the Italian and international economic conjuncture, Italian energy scenarios, and monetary policy and the banking sector. The firm also produces commissioned market research and collaborative sector studies, most notably the long-running annual OICE-CER Survey of Italian engineering, architecture, and technical consultancy companies (41st edition delivered in 2025). Distribution is direct-to-institutional: subscribers access content through the CER website, and bespoke engagements are sold via direct institutional relationships. CER also operates a newsletter, runs webinars and presentations, and maintains a presence on LinkedIn, X (Twitter), and Facebook.

CER's revenue model combines recurring subscription-based distribution of periodic reports with professional-services revenue from commissioned research and collaborative studies. The firm serves four principal customer segments: Italian public institutions (including the Presidency of the Republic, Senate, Chamber of Deputies, Court of Auditors, Ministry of Economy and Finance, and Ministry of Environment), banks and financial institutions (Banca d'Italia, ABI, UniCredit, Banca Popolare di Sondrio, Gruppo Banca Carige, Banca Profilo, BCC, Igea Banca, SACE), trade associations (Confindustria, Confcommercio, Farmindustria, Assobiomedica, Unindustria, CNA), and large private companies (ENI, Almaviva, Google, Raiffeisen, Postevita, Tinaba). Operating geographies are Italy-only with no disclosed international footprint. Legal entity is Centro Europa Ricerche Srl, a privately held Italian limited liability company with €96,976 of registered capital and 1–10 employees, with no parent company, subsidiaries, or external funding disclosed.

Name

Centro Europa Ricerche

Legal name

Centro Europa Ricerche Srl

Website

https://centroeuroparicerche.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Centro Europa Ricerche is an independent Italian economic research institute in Rome producing macroeconomic forecasts, banking sector analyses, and fiscal-policy studies via proprietary econometric and microsimulation models for Italian public institutions, banks, and large corporates.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Research Reports and Publications: CER produces periodic reports (Rapporto CER, Rapporto BANCHE) and specialized publications on Italian economy, banking, energy markets, and international conjuncture. These are distributed to subscribers and institutional clients.
2. Commissioned Market Research: Custom research and market studies commissioned by institutional and corporate clients, including collaborations with organizations like OICE for engineering sector surveys.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Centro Europa Ricerche (CER) is an Italian economic research institute that conducts applied economics studies, producing short and medium-term forecasts on Italian and international economic trends, quantitative evaluations of economic policy measures, and specialized research on public finance, monetary policy, banking, social policy, industrial policy, and environmental policy. The institute delivers periodic publications (Rapporto CER, Rapporto BANCHE, sectoral reports) and commissioned market research for public institutions, banks, trade associations, and private companies.

Product overview

Centro Europa Ricerche (CER) is an economic research institute that offers a portfolio of periodic reports and market research services. The core offering consists of the Rapporto CER (main economic report) and Rapporto BANCHE (banking sector report), supplemented by specialized modules covering energy markets, international and Italian economic conjuncture, and monetary policy. Additional offerings include ad-hoc market research and collaborative reports such as the OICE-CER annual surveys on Italian engineering companies. The institute also maintains discontinued products like the COVID-19 Observatory and Misery Index.

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Products and services

• Rapporto CER
• Rapporto BANCHE
• Ricerche di mercato
• Rubrica dei mercati energetici Regular energy markets column covering energy commodity prices, OPEC developments, and European energy market dynamics, distributed to subscribers.
• Geopolitica dell'energia Report analyzing international energy relations and strategic energy policies, including geopolitical dimensions of energy markets.
• La congiuntura internazionale International economic outlook report covering global economic trends and developments in major economies.
• La congiuntura italiana Italian economic conjuncture report tracking domestic economic trends and indicators, with editions such as n.6 (June 2026).
• Scenari energetici italiani Italian energy scenarios report analyzing decarbonization trajectory, renewable energy development, and environmental policies.
• Politica Monetaria e Settore Bancario Monetary policy and banking sector analysis report covering ECB policy and Italian banking developments.

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Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

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

• OICEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing collaboration with OICE (Italian Association of Engineering, Architectural and Technical Consultancy Companies) for annual surveys on the Italian engineering sector, including the 41st Annual OICE-CER Survey (2025 edition). CER's study office curates the research working group.
• Corte dei ContimajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan) research, specifically on public works investments and implementation status reporting.
• European ParliamentmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupporter of CER research activities, indicating institutional support from the European Parliament.
• Presidency of the Italian RepublicmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPresidency of the Republic (Presidenza della Repubblica) is listed as a supporter of CER activities.
• Italian SenatemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSenate of the Republic (Senato della Repubblica) is listed as a supporter of CER research.
• Italian Chamber of DeputiesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChamber of Deputies (Camera dei Deputati) is listed as a supporter of CER research.
• Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMEF is listed as a supporter of CER activities.
• Banca d'ItaliamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBank of Italy (Banca d'Italia) is listed as a supporter of CER research.
• IRPETminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Economic Planning Institute of Tuscany (Istituto Regionale Programmazione Economica della Toscana) collaborates with CER.
• ENIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerENI is listed as a supporter of CER activities.
• Università degli Studi di Roma Tor VergataminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata is listed as a supporter of CER activities.
• LUISSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLUISS University is listed as a supporter of CER activities.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Oxford Economics: Global economic forecasting and applied research firm with strong Italian country coverage. Comparable in producing macro forecasts and sector studies, but at much larger scale and global footprint.
• Capital Economics: Independent macroeconomic research firm producing country-level economic and banking-sector forecasts. Comparable to CER's banking-sector and macro forecasting products.

Direct peers

• Nomisma: Italian economic and territorial research institute covering real estate, energy, agribusiness, and sectoral economics. Comparable to CER in producing applied economic analysis, sector forecasts, and commissioned studies for Italian institutions and corporates.
• Prometeia: Italian economic research and consulting firm producing macroeconomic forecasts, banking sector analysis, and applied policy studies. Closest direct competitor to CER in the Italian applied-economics research market with similar institutional client base.
• ISPI: Italian Institute for International Political Studies producing economic and geopolitical analysis. Comparable to CER's international conjuncture and energy geopolitics modules, though ISPI leans more toward international affairs.
• Censis: Italian socio-economic research foundation producing analysis on social trends, welfare, and the economy. Comparable to CER as a long-standing Italian research institute serving institutions, associations, and corporates.
• REF Research: Italian research firm (Ricerca e Finanza) focused on economic forecasting, public finance, and structural analysis. Directly comparable to CER in targeting Italian institutional clients with econometric and policy-oriented research.

Regional players

• Istat: Italy's national statistics institute producing official economic and social statistics. Comparable in producing authoritative Italian economic data and analysis, though public-sector and non-commercial.

Others

• Banca d'Italia Research Department: In-house research arm of the Italian central bank producing econometric models and banking-sector analysis. Comparable in methodology and Italian banking focus, but functions as part of a regulatory institution rather than a commercial provider.

Broad incumbents

• The Economist Intelligence Unit: Large-scale economic and country-risk research provider. Comparable to CER's country and sector forecasting products but operating at much greater breadth and global scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/CEReconomia
• Facebookfacebook.com/CEReconomia
• LinkedInit.linkedin.com/pub/cer-centro-europa-ricerche/61/735/a07

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Profiles2 records

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Investors

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