Economics and business

The research activity of the Economics Group focuses above all on the following main areas:

• Empirical evaluation of public policies
• Labor economics
• Circular economy 
• Waste management
• Water resources management
• Economic dynamics and equilibrium in goods, labor and financial markets
• Underground economy and tax evasion
• Business cycle
• Energy transitions and economic growth
• Economic History
• Spatial Econometrics
• DSG model
   

The interdisciplinary research group Knowledge, organization and society has expertise in sociology, political science and economics

Napoli FinTech Lab is a top-tier, fully-funded educational initiative for emerging talents. Founded on a financial innovation workshop, it sees the participation of universities, key financial sector companies, a technological partner, fintech startups, and students. Its aim is to establish a university-based fintech ecosystem that actively contributes to the digital transformation of the banking and financial sectors.

The research activities of the Business Administration Group focus on two main areas:

The research activity of the Agri-Food Economics Group focuses above all on the following main areas:

- economic, social and environmental sustainability of the agri-food system,

- quality and technological innovation of agri-food products,

- consumer behavior,

The research activities of the Group focus on three main areas:

Framework: In tourism and hospitality industry, it is important to increase tourism expenditure and to attract visitors in a profitable way, but it is also necessary to complement these practices with the creation of authentic and memorable experiences, the increasing of the well-being of the residents, the promotion of social justice and gender equality and the preservation of natural and cultural assets.

Sustainable Tourism and Territories is one of the research areas of The Research Centre for Tourism, Sustainability and Well-being (CinTurs) (https://www.cinturs.pt/site/)