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VERA Academy: the call is online!
VERA Academy: the call is online!

The Department of Economics, within the new project of the Department of Excellence 2023-2027 "Venice Initiative on Vulnerability Analysis", offers to students enrolled in its Master's Degree Courses 17 VERA ACADEMY internship grants. The 4 month internships will take place between January and June 2024. Deadline for application: December 15th 2023.

Call for expression of interest: Tenure-track Assistant Professor (RTT) in Public Economics
Call for expression of interest: Tenure-track Assistant Professor (RTT) in Public Economics

The Department of Economics at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice invites expressions of interest for a position as Tenure-track Assistant Professor - RTT (Assistant Professor becoming Associate Professor after a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 6 years, upon evaluation) in Public Economics, in the area of evidence-based policy, including research making use of randomized control trials and field experiments. Deadline: December 4th 2023.

Ca’ Foscari's research receives funding for over 74 million euros
Ca’ Foscari's research receives funding for over 74 million euros

The NRRP funding will support challenging scientific projects on topics of global relevance such as: cultural heritage, sustainable tourism, welfare and ageing, cybersecurity, environmental and financial risks, and technological innovation. The total funding also includes EUR 10 million recently allocated by the Ministry of University and Research (MUR).

QS 2023: Ca' Foscari ranked in 16 subjects
QS 2023: Ca' Foscari ranked in 16 subjects

In the QS Subject Ranking 2023, the Department of Economics confirms to be among the top 200 universities in the world for Economics & Econometrics, and ourth in Italy. It also ranks top 200 for Geography, top 300 for Accounting & Finance and top 350 for Law.

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The research activities at the Department of Economics are based on a solid tradition in economic studies dating back to the origin of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, which was founded in 1868 as the first Royal School of Commerce in Italy.  

The Department focuses on a wide range of research areas, such as Behavioural and experimental economics; Econometrics, data science and quantitative methods; Economic geography, regional science and tourism economics; Economic theory; Empirical economics and policy evaluation: labour, health, ageing and development; Environmental, resource and climate economics; Finance and Macroeconomics; Human geography and Sociology; Law; Mathematics and Statistics for Economics, Finance and Law; Public economics and political economy.

The variety of the research areas of the Department allows for the development of innovative research paths, based on an interdisciplinary approach.

Research projects
AGE-IT - A novel public-private alliance to generate socioeconomic, biomedical and technological solutions for an inclusive Italian ageing society (NRRP Project)

Researcher: Agar Brugiavini
Length: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025

GRINS - Growing Resilient, INclusive and Sustainable (NRRP Project)

Researcher: Monica Billio;
Length: 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2025

Engage for ESG activation investments

Researcher: Monica Billio
Length: 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2025

DANUBIUS Implementation Phase Project - DANUBIUS-IP

Researcher: Nicola Camatti
Length:  01/10/2022 - 30/09/2025

Universitas for Justice. A program for the quality of the justice system and for the effectiveness of the fair trial

Researcher: Stefano Campostrini
Length: 01/04/2022 - 30/09/2023

WaterLANDS - Water based solutions for carbon storage, people and wilderness

Researcher: Carlo Giupponi
Length: 01/10/2021 - 30/09/2026

Publications

Attanasio, Orazio; Larkin, Kieran P.; Ravn, Morten; Padula, Mario
(S)Cars and the Great Recession
in ECONOMETRICA, 2022
DOI 10.1016/j.jmva.2022.104973

Di Cataldo, Marco; Ferranna, LiciaGerolimetto, Margherita; Magrini, Stefano
Splitting Up or Dancing Together? Local Institutional Structure and the Performance of Urban Areas
in ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY, 2023
DOI 10.1080/00130095.2022.2130749

Basso, Antonella; di Tollo, Giacomo
Prediction of UK research excellence framework assessment by the departmental h-index
in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH, 2022
DOI 10.1016/j.ejor.2021.05.006

Billio, M; Casarin, R; Iacopini, M; Kaufmann, S.
Bayesian Dynamic Tensor Regression
in JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMIC STATISTICS, 2023
DOI 10.1080/07350015.2022.2032721

Harvey, Andrew; Palumbo, Dario
Score-driven models for realized volatility
in JOURNAL OF ECONOMETRICS, 2023
DOI 10.1016/j.jeconom.2023.01.029