(DK) BUSINESS, FINANCE

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
   

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 activities of the Group focus on three main areas:

Economic statisticians employ specialised methodologies to delve into a variety of themes. The research activities of our statisticians group are primarily centred around three key areas: 1) statistical analysis of sustainability across its multifaceted aspects, including economic, social, environmental, and energy sustainability; 2) statistical models to examine corporate innovation and its impact on the labour market and human capital; 3) statistical models for finance, including the analysis of extreme values and forecasting, enhanced by sentiment analysis techniques.

The research activities of the Applied Mathematics Group of the UPN focus on the development of mathematical models, methods and algorithms and simulation procedures to solve complex problems in the financial-economic sector and support the growth of both traditional financial institutions, such as banks and insurance companies, and innovative companies. Research topics include, but are not limited to:

The Center for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics (CEFAGE) was created in 2006, with the aim of promoting high quality research in the areas of Management and Economics. Since 2009 CEFAGE is funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) (previous project reference: UID/ECO/04007/2013; current project reference UIDB/04007/2020).

The Banking and Finance group at UPN  is dedicated to exploring some aspects of banking and financial markets, including the intersection between finance and sustainability.

The group's research profile covers a number of topics in the field of finance and accounting, with particular emphasis on financial economics, international accounting, IFRS, accounting quality, disclosure, time series analysis, optimal portfolio weights, hedge ratios, energy economics, risk management and portfolio diversification, auditors and analysts and bankruptcy.