Research
The Faculty of Economics and Management has a strong focus on research and its members regularly publish in the leading journals of their fields.
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The Faculty has been able to recruit several top researchers previously employed in highly renown Universities within and outside Europe.
The Research of our Faculty has performed very well in the ANVUR rankings. You can find a list of representative publications of our Faculty in Management, Economics, Econometrics, Mathematics and Statistics, Tourism, Law, Politics and Philosophy and Accounting and Finance.
It runs active seminar series and members frequently collaborate with researchers at outstanding institutions in Europe and overseas. You can see last year’s seminars by field here: Management, Economics, Statistics and Political Science and Financial Markets and Regulation. You can also see forthcoming events below.
The Faculty disseminates its research also through a working paper series, BEMPS - Bozen Economics and Management Paper Series. Researchers as well as students publish articles about economic, social and political issues on the EconBlog.
The research activities are organised into five macro areas, complemented by the faculty’s close collaboration with the Competence Centre for Sustainability, the Competence Centre for Sustainable Tourism and the Competence Centre for the Management of Cooperatives on related research themes.
Vice Dean for Research: Prof. Per Linus Siming
Main Research Areas
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Management
This research macro area advances knowledge in entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership, and human resource management, offering multidisciplinary insights to help organisations devise a strategy, develop talent, commercialise technology, and achieve sustainable growth.
Tourism, Marketing and Regional Development
This research macro-area explores the managerial and economic aspects of tourism and assesses comparative advantages in the industrial and economic structures to identify the drivers of regional development.
Financial Markets and Regulation
This research macro area investigates financial systems. It focuses on corporate finance, banking productivity, market microstructure, financial and non-financial reporting, and European capital-market regulation using cutting-edge empirical methods.
Law, Economics and Institutions
This research macro area examines the interaction between law, economics, and institutions. It focuses on governance, regulatory frameworks, and policies that promote efficiency, democracy, and sustainable development.
Quantitative Methods and Economic Modeling
This research macro area develops economic, mathematical and statistical models and applies data-driven analysis to address real-world economic and social challenges
Events
11 Feb 2026 11:30-12:30
Bayesian Nonparametric Clustering of Network Nodes via Extended Stochastic Block Models
How do we uncover hidden communities in complex networks? This seminar explores extended stochastic block models, blending clustering with node covariates and ways to calibrate their impact!
19 Feb 2026 12:30-13:30
Influence in Social Networks
Research seminar by Prof. Jaromír Kovářík (University of the Basque Country) on how early movers shape collective action in networks. Exploring real vs. perceived influence dynamics.
09 Mar - 10 Mar 2026
workshop SKI 26 | Solution Methods for Multicriteria and Set Optimization
Exact and approximative solution concepts vs. computational procedures.