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Deparment
The Department of Economics of the oldest university in the western world is one of the largest in Europe and it offers excellent research and teaching.

Research
Our research helps to understand and address fundamental problems such as poverty, inequality, development, employment, climate and technological change, immigration, health and many others.

Teaching
Our Department offers the best public university education in economics in Italy. Its educational offer includes: 4 three-year degrees, 6 two-year masters; 3 professional masters and 2 doctorates.

Department and society
Our Department actively spreads its research findings among the civil society, orients high school students and contributes to the debate on Italian and international economic policy.

Campus
Our Department operates in three branches: Bologna, Forlì and Rimini.

The University of Bologna for peace
The University of Bologna conducts its academic activities following and promoting peace and dialogue.

Research areas
A journey through the areas, projects and research groups where new knowledge is born and developed. Discover the research and scientific innovation activities of the department’s researchers.
News
Awards and Recognitions
Filippo Pavanello is one of the winners of the EAERE Award for Best Doctoral Dissertations in Environmental and Resource Economics
Filippo Pavanello, former PhD student in Economics in our Department, won the award with his dissertation entitled “Essays on economics of adaptation to climate change”
Innovation and Research
Bando per l'assegnazione di n.3 borse di studio per trascorrere un semestre di studio presso università Jindal Global University Sonipat - Haryana – India
Possono presentare domanda gli studenti iscritti al primo e secondo anno di corso dei cds EMI, CLEF e EPOS. Scadenza: 19 marzo 2025 ore 13:00.

Meetings and Initiatives
Call for applications for the "Carmine Candolfo" scholarship
Scholarship addressed to students with particular conditions of income and merit enrolled in the 3rd year of "Economics and Finance" and "Economia, Mercati e Istituzioni" degrees in a.y. 2024/25.

Innovation and Research
Irene Boni, che si è laureata in Economia Politica presso il Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche dell'Università di Bologna, è stata insignita della Medaglia Accursio
Irene Boni è tra gli Alumni premiati nel 2024 per aver contribuito, con il loro impegno e la loro visione, a creare impatto sulla società e a tenere alto il prestigio della nostra Università nel mondo
Events
Seminars
Research Seminar: Flavio Cunha (Rice)
Auditorium - Piazza Scaravilli, 1 + Microsoft Teams Meeting
Seminars
Internal Seminar: Davide Dragone
Seminar Room – Piazza Scaravilli, 2 + Microsoft Teams Meeting
Seminars
IDEE Meeting
Seminar Room - Piazza Scaravilli, 2
Guided tours and workshops
Muse-unveiling workshop
See the program of activities
Seminars
Research Seminar: Miriam Wuest (University of Copenhagen)
Auditorium - Piazza Scaravilli, 2 + Microsoft Teams Meeting
Seminars
Internal Seminar: Giacomo Rubbini
Seminar Room – Piazza Scaravilli, 2 + Microsoft Teams Meeting
Calls and competitions
Open calls
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60% international PhD students
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7 international degrees
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92 faculty