Since it was first established in the 2013/14 academic year, the PhD in Economics, Management and Statistics has awarded 99 doctoral degrees. Graduates are listed below by cohort, with their current position where known; thesis titles link to the full text in IRIS, the institutional repository of the University of Messina.
Where our graduates work
Figures refer to the 46 graduates whose current position is known. The full list by cohort follows below.
38th cohort
PhD awarded 2025–2026 · 4 graduates
Esther Oluwatosin Akinbobola
The Evolution of Performance Management Systems in the Healthcare Sector: Advancing the Integration with Health Technology Assessment
37th cohort
PhD awarded 2025 · 12 graduates
Alessandro Bessi
Worldwide Transition to Solar and Wind Technologies. Analysis and Perspectives on Current Trends
Carlotta Bottaro
Analyst, Deloitte
Equity crowdfunding as an innovative fintech tool for entrepreneurs
Alessandra Buonasera
Research Fellow, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
The evolution of performance management systems and the introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Giulia Cruciani
Innovation on tradition: a big data analysis
Carlotta D'Alessandro
Toward Sustainable Healthcare: Investigating Circular Economy Practices, Industrial Ecology Tools, and ISO Standards and Certification
Christian Di Falco
The Contribution of Emerging Technologies to Performance Management Systems in Healthcare sector
Mussie Mindaye Hailesilassie
Evaluating Trade Policies and Practices in Africa: Insights from the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Export Efficiency and the Impact of the Existing Free Trade Areas
Giuseppe Lanfranchi
Research Fellow, University of Messina
How IoT is revolutionizing the twin transition: a game-changer for environmental sustainability
36th cohort
PhD awarded 2024–2025 · 10 graduates
Yetsedaw Emagne Bekele
Field Coordinator, World Bank
Financial Inclusion, Monetary Policy Effectiveness, and Economic Growth in Ethiopia and Sub-Saharan Africa
Francesca De Domenico
Innovation in healthcare: an investigation into the relationship with organizational performance
Endeshaw Assefa Derso
Research Fellow, University of Milano-Bicocca
Child Health and Mortality in Ethiopia: Insights from Leverage Statistical Models
Emilija Dzuverovic
Research Fellow, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
Modelling the Covariance Dynamics of Multivariate Financial Time Series
Giovanni Maria Ficarra
Deputy Head of Mission and Head of Consular Chancery, Embassy of Italy in Wellington
Trade Policy Analysis: CETA on the international stage
Paolo Mustica
Research Fellow, University of Messina
From EU Recovery and Resilience Plans to Italian Special Economic Zones: First Systematic Analyses
Federica Scandurra
Postdoctoral Researcher, Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit, University of Galway
Assessing Circularity and Sustainability in Agri-food companies
Rossana Scebba
FWO Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Economics, University of Antwerp
Essays on the Effects of Non-State Institutions on Economic and Political Outcomes in Italy
35th cohort
PhD awarded 2022–2024 · 8 graduates
Najeebullah Arghistani
Designing Platform Powerhouses: Strategies for Transaction Platforms to Gain a Competitive Advantage and Trigger Positive Network Effects
Giovanni Asmundo
Senior Consultant, RPP Group, Rome
How is Italy doing in green innovation? Tracking the Italian green industrial revolution through patents
Francesca Bitonti
Research Fellow, University of Catania
Putting space in its place(s): spatial analysis of demographic processes
Cristina Ciliberto
Industry 4.0, Lean Manufacturing and Circular Economy: a novel pathway for Circular Supply Chain Management and Sustainable Production
Marco Francesco Mazzù
Adjunct Professor of Marketing, Luiss Business School
Four essays on the impact of front-of-pack labels in consumer decision-making for healthier and more informed food choices
Mariastella Messina
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Udine
The impact of the different strategies in the innovation context: the Semicom case
34th cohort
PhD awarded 2022 · 10 graduates
Alessia Arcidiacono
Resilience in Europe: a multidimensional analysis
Santiago Caram
Research Economist
Essays in Infrastructure and Development
Francesca Viviana Cocuccio
The effects of early-childcare services and flexible employment on TFR in Europe
Mariapia Cutugno
Collaborations for Service Innovation in low-tech sectors: Evidence from SMEs Italian wineries
Gaspare D'Amico
Head of the Asset Management Section, Special Administrations Office, Italian Ministry of Defence
Smart Urban Metabolism: Understanding the Digitalization of the Circularity of Urban Metabolism
Cinzia Di Nuzzo
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Catania
Model selection and mixture approaches in the spectral clustering algorithm
Rosaria Distefano
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Catania
Incentive mechanisms in strategic decision making: applications in the credit and labor market
Alessandra Patti
Does corruption influence young brain drain? evidence from Italy
Erik Roos Lindgreen
Methods and tools to measure sustainability and circular economy (CE) at the company level
Luca Scaffidi Domianello
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Catania
Component Volatility Models: A MIDAS Approach
33rd cohort
PhD awarded 2020–2021 · 9 graduates
Samantha Ajovalasit
Disorientation towards routine immunization, COVID-19 anxiety, and propensity to vaccinate. An analysis based on Twitter data in Italy
Carmelo Algeri
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Bologna
Four Essays on Spatial Dependence Effects of Local Banks
Antonio Francesco Gravina
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Messina
Essays on Inequality, Automation and Globalisation
Demetrio Lacava
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Messina
Stock Market Volatility and ECB’s Unconventional Monetary Policies
Valentina Oddo
All roads lead to Rome… and not only. Assessment of competitiveness and satisfaction in Italy
Maria Rosaria Pappalardo
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Catania
Assessing performance evaluation and credit risk of energy companies with Multicriteria decision models
Domenico Scopelliti
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Calabria
A deterministic and stochastic variational approach to multistage equilibrium problems under uncertainty and application to an electricity market
Salvatore Daniele Tomarchio
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Catania
Advances in finite mixture models: new methodologies and applications
32nd cohort
PhD awarded 2019–2021 · 9 graduates
Annunziata Calabrese
Essays on political competition, economic liberalization and growth
Francesca Maria Calamunci
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Catania
Essays on the Economics of Organized Crime: Evidence from Italy
Alessandra Costa
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Messina
On modelling the multivariate Realized Kernel financial time series
Simona Galletta
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Catania
The relationship between liquidity risk maturity mismatch, business models and risk committee
Shapour Heidarkhani
Critical point approaches for second-order dynamic Sturm-Liouville boundary value problems
Valeria Naciti
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Messina
Corporate governance, sustainability and accountability: a win-win paradigm for sustainable development
Valeria Schifilliti
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Messina
Shaping Academic Spin-Offs’ Performance Through Gender Diversity and Venture Capital: Some Evidence from Europe
Alessia Sconti
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Bergamo
Essays on households finance and financial literacy in Italy
31st cohort
PhD awarded 2018–2019 · 9 graduates
Sally Giuseppe Arcidiacono
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Catania
Robustness Analysis for Interacting Criteria in Advanced Decision Support Systems
Veronica Bonanno
The macroeconomic effects of quantitative easing policies
Silvia D'Arrigo
Research Fellow, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
How Personality Traits Affect Economic Outcomes
Lamia El Moujahid
Gouvernance et performance des collectivités territoriales au Maroc: cas des communes ciblées par l’INDH au niveau de la province d’ElKelaa des Sraghna
Maria Grazia Fallanca
Essays on credit quality and macroeconomic environment: non-linear models and forecasting
Paolo Lorenzo Ferrara
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Catania
Transparency and liability in the healthcare sector
Alessandra Insana
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Messina
Beta estimation on different trading periods
30th cohort
PhD awarded 2017–2018 · 13 graduates
Pietro Calice
Senior Financial Sector Specialist, World Bank Group
Essays on financial stability: market structure and early warning systems
Houda Chakir Lamrani
Drivers and Effects of Strategic Alliances: Theory and Empirical Evidence from the Bio-Pharmaceutical Industry
Rossana Cristaudo
Essays on cost overruns in infrastructure provision
Antonio Crupi
Associate Professor, University of Messina
Never venture, never win! The Chinese rush to innovation and regional development
Rosaria Ferlito
Fixed-term Researcher, Kore University of Enna
Sustainability, knowledge sharing and family values: business modelling and business model as an innovative “navigator” of new business paradigms
Claudia Frisenna
Fixed-term Researcher, University of Catania
The Effectiveness of Board Monitoring in Listed Family Firms
Maurizio La Rosa
The impact of structural change on productivity growth and inequality - the case of Sub-Saharan Africa
Giusi Maniaci
Director, Bio-Distretto dei Nebrodi; Head of the Technical and Administrative Secretariat, GAL Nebrodi Plus
The culture in economic outcomes
Francesca Nordi
Essays in public economics and policy
Valentina Recupero
Airport Inspector, ENAC – Italian Civil Aviation Authority
Efficiancy in airport management: a two stage analysis applied to Italian airports
Vincenza Testa
Essay on growth and globalization
29th cohort
PhD awarded 2017 · 15 graduates · including graduates of the PhD in Scienze Economiche, the programme's previous denomination
Goksu Aslan
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Zayed University
Studies on income inequality and its effects on economic growth
Dawit Zerihun Assefa
Research Associate, Hult International Business School
Essays on the Economics of Political Replacement Effects
Vittorio D'Aleo
Logistics and supply chain management. Four papers on economic growth, competitiveness and efficiency
Davide Di Fatta
e-Commerce website performance and user-perceived web quality: a bi-dimensional and multi-methodological framework
Paola Lenzo
Social Life Cycle Assessment: a literature overview and an application in the textile sector
Salvatore Lo Bue
La value relevance degli interim financial reporting delle imprese quotate sul mercato azionario italiano
Giacomo Morabito
Dangerous Waters. The economic impacts of maritime piracy
Roberto Musotto
Lawyer (Litigation), D'Angelo Legal, Perth (Australia)
Social and spatial network analysis of organised crime
Eleonora Muzzupappa
Senior Lecturer, King's Business School, King's College London
Essays on Regulation and Competitive Dynamics
Roberta Pellegrino
A Journey through University Technology Transfer, Organizational Learning and the Search for Innovation
Lucia Spicuzza
Director, UADM Sicilia 2 (Catania), Customs and Monopolies Agency
Legal capabilities and competitive advantage: an application on IP management
Adriana Tempo
Audit firms, audit partners and their impact on audit job: an exploration of the Italian context