Dottorato in Economics, Management and Statistics

Michele Battisti
Full Professor · Department of Law, University of Palermo
PhD in History and Theory of Economic Development, LUISS Guido Carli, Rome
Curriculum: Economics
Email: michele.battisti@unipa.it

Research interests: Growth economics; labour economics; applied econometrics; technology adoption and the future of work; production function estimation; economics of education and training; policy evaluation

Elena D'Agostino
Associate Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics, University of Nottingham
PhD in Economics and Institutions, University of Messina
Curriculum: Economics
Email: elena.dagostino@unime.it

Research interests: Law and economics; institutional economics

Antonio Francesco Gravina
Assistant Professor (tenure track) · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics, Management and Statistics, University of Messina
Curriculum: Economics
Email: antoniofrancesco.gravina@unime.it

Research interests: Economic history; economic growth and development; structural transformation; technological change; automation and labor markets; public economics; applied econometrics

Giorgio Liotti
Associate Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics, University of Naples Parthenope
Curriculum: Economics
Email: giorgio.liotti@unime.it

Research interests: Inequality; trust in institutions; labour market; wage share; poverty; youth and adult unemployment

Concetta Barbara Mendolicchio
Associate Professor · Department of Economics, University of Genoa
PhD in Economics, Université catholique de Louvain
PhD in Economics, University G. d'Annunzio of Chieti-Pescara
Curriculum: Economics
Email: concetta.mendolicchio@economia.unige.it

Research interests: Microeconomics; labour economics; economics of education; gender economics; migration economics; applied microeconometrics; general equilibrium theory

Carlo Migliardo
Associate Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan
Curriculum: Economics
Email: carlo.migliardo@unime.it

Research interests: Economic policy; macroeconomics; organised crime and firms; migration and gender

Emanuele Millemaci
Associate Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics, University of Rome Tor Vergata
Curriculum: Economics
Email: emanuele.millemaci@unime.it

Research interests: Economics of crime and corruption; behavioural and experimental economics; regional economics

Antonio Miralles Asensio
Full Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics, Boston University
PhD in Economics, Universitat de Barcelona
Curriculum: Economics
Email: antonio.mirallesasensio@unime.it

Research interests: Microeconomic theory; market design; mechanism design; school choice; fairness and efficiency in allocation problems

Rajmund Mirdala
Professor · Technical University of Košice (Slovakia)
PhD in Economics, University of Economics in Bratislava
Curriculum: Economics
Email: rajmund.mirdala@tuke.sk

Research interests: Open-economy macroeconomics; monetary and fiscal policy; exchange rates; external imbalances; business-cycle synchronisation; applied time-series and panel econometrics; meta-analysis in economics

Fabio Monteforte
Associate Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics, University of Bristol
PhD in Economics, University of Messina
Curriculum: Economics
Email: fabio.monteforte@unime.it

Research interests: Economic growth and structural change; political corruption; regional economics

Pietro Navarra
Full Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics, University of Buckingham
Curriculum: Economics
Email: pietro.navarra@unime.it

Research interests: Public economics; political economy; institutions; international business

Ferdinando Ofria
Associate Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics and Development Policy, University of Naples Federico II
Curriculum: Economics
Email: ofria.ferdinando@unime.it

Research interests: Economic policy; regional economics; economic growth; productivity; economics of crime; territorial development

Amedeo Piolatto
Associate Professor · Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain)
PhD in Economics, Toulouse School of Economics
Curriculum: Economics
Email: piolatto.uab@gmail.com

Research interests: Political economy; public economics; industrial organization; applied microeconomic theory

Teresa Randazzo
Associate Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics, University of Kent
PhD in Economics, University of Messina
Curriculum: Economics
Email: teresa.randazzo@unime.it

Research interests: Political economy; development economics; economics of migration; gender inequality; household adaptation strategies to climate change; applied microeconometrics

Francesco Reito
Associate Professor · Department of Economics and Business, University of Catania
PhD in Economics, University of Naples Federico II
Curriculum: Economics
Email: reito@unict.it

Research interests: Asymmetric information; mechanism design; financial markets; development microeconomics

Luigi Salvati
Assistant Professor (tenure track) · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics, Roma Tre University
Curriculum: Economics
Email: luigi.salvati@unime.it

Research interests: Political economy; economic growth; labour economics; post-Keynesian economics

Tindara Abbate
Full Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Business Administration, University of Messina
Curriculum: Management
Email: tindara.abbate@unime.it

Research interests: Open innovation; social innovation; territorial marketing; DMO

Guillaume Andrieu
Professor · Montpellier Business School (France)
PhD, University of Toulouse 1 Capitole
Curriculum: Management
Email: g.andrieu@mbs-education.com

Research interests: Venture capital; banks; entrepreneurship; crowdfunding; theory of contracts

Francesco Appio
Professor · Paris School of Business (France)
PhD in Management, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa
Curriculum: Management
Email: f.appio@psbedu.paris

Research interests: Radical innovation; innovation management and strategy; creativity; knowledge management

Giovanna Centorrino
Associate Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD
Curriculum: Management
Email: giovanna.centorrino@unime.it

Research interests: Business administration; accounting history; financial reporting

Fabrizio Cesaroni
Full Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics and Management of Innovation, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa
Curriculum: Management
Email: fabrizio.cesaroni@unime.it

Research interests: Innovation management; technology licensing; technology transfer; intellectual property

Maria Cristina Cinici
Associate Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Strategic Management, University of Catania
Curriculum: Management
Email: mariacristina.cinici@unime.it

Research interests: Strategy and entrepreneurship; decision-making and heuristics; technology adoption and business model innovation in entrepreneurial ecosystems; fsQCA and experimental methods

Federico Cosenz
Full Professor · Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo
PhD in Model-based Public Planning, Policy Design and Management, University of Palermo
Curriculum: Management
Email: federico.cosenz@unipa.it

Research interests: Dynamic performance management; system dynamics; performance measurement

Alessandra Costa
Assistant Professor (tenure track) · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics, Management and Statistics, University of Messina
Curriculum: Management
Email: alessandra.costa@unime.it

Research interests: Innovation management; Technology transfer; Open innovation and ecosystems; Business model innovation; Innovation policy and SMEs; Twin transition; Digital and AI transformation; Patent analysis

Antonio Crupi
Associate Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics, Management and Statistics, University of Messina
Curriculum: Management
Email: crupi.antonio@unime.it

Research interests: Innovation management; open innovation; digital transformation; AI strategy

Antonio Fabio Forgione
Associate Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Monetary Theory and Economics of Financial Intermediaries, University of Messina
Curriculum: Management
Email: fabio.forgione@unime.it

Research interests: Risk management for financial markets and banking; financial markets and banking; corporate investment

Sonia Caterina Giaccone
Associate Professor · Department of Economics and Business, University of Catania
PhD in Business Administration, University of Catania
Curriculum: Management
Email: sonia.giaccone@unict.it

Research interests: Entrepreneurship; heritage management; tourist destination marketing; innovation management; digital ecosystems

Giuseppe Ioppolo
Full Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD
Curriculum: Management
Email: giuseppe.ioppolo@unime.it

Research interests: Circular economy; sustainability; quality management; supply chain 4.0

Jaroslaw Korpysa
Professor · University of Szczecin (Poland)
PhD in Economics, University of Szczecin
Curriculum: Management
Email: jaroslaw.korpysa@usz.edu.pl

Research interests: Entrepreneurial behaviour; technology commercialization; technology-based entrepreneurship; academic entrepreneurship; start-ups; SME competitiveness

Elvira Tiziana La Rocca
Associate Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Banking and Finance, University of Calabria
Curriculum: Management
Email: elviratiziana.larocca@unime.it

Research interests: Corporate governance; management and international management; strategy; corporate and international finance

Carmelo Marisca
Associate Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Business Administration, University of Messina
Curriculum: Management
Email: carmelo.marisca@unime.it

Research interests: Accounting history; financial accounting; non-financial reporting

Veronica Marozzo
Assistant Professor (tenure track) · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics and Business (Business Administration track), University of Calabria
Curriculum: Management
Email: veronica.marozzo@unime.it

Research interests: Marketing and consumer behaviour; food packaging and front-of-package labels; product authenticity, sustainability and personalization; smart tourism destinations and disability; open innovation and digital transformation

Giovanni Mondello
Assistant Professor (tenure track) · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Markets, Firms and Consumers (Quality, Innovation and Sustainability), Roma Tre University
Curriculum: Management
Email: giovanni.mondello@unime.it

Research interests: Sustainability; circular economy; industrial symbiosis; Life Cycle Assessment and Life Cycle Thinking

Valeria Naciti
Assistant Professor (tenure track) · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics, Management and Statistics, University of Messina
Curriculum: Management
Email: valeria.naciti@unime.it

Research interests: Social accountability; gender budgeting; sustainability reporting; corporate governance

Domenico Nicolò
Full Professor · Department of Law, Economics and Human Sciences, Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria
PhD in Business Administration, University of Catania
Curriculum: Management
Email: domenico.nicolo@unirc.it

Research interests: Business administration

Guido Noto
Associate Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Models for Performance Improvement in the Public Sector, University of Palermo
Curriculum: Management
Email: guido.noto@unime.it

Research interests: Innovation, R&D and entrepreneurship; management and operations; strategy; accounting

Carmela Rizza
Associate Professor · Department of Economics and Business, University of Catania
PhD in Business Administration, University of Catania
Curriculum: Management
Email: crizza@unict.it

Research interests: Business administration; performance measurement; management control systems; information systems; inter-firm relationships; family firms; digitalization; decision-making processes

Daniela Rupo
Full Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Business Administration
Curriculum: Management
Email: daniela.rupo@unime.it

Research interests: Business valuation; accounting; financial reporting; performance measurement; managerial accounting; controlling

Roberta Salomone
Full Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Technology and Economics of Processes and Products for Environmental Protection, University of Catania
Curriculum: Management
Email: roberta.salomone@unime.it

Research interests: Sustainability and circularity assessment; circular economy; environmental impact assessment; Life Cycle Thinking methods (Life Cycle Assessment, Life Cycle Costing and Social Life Cycle Assessment)

Raffaele Staglianò
Full Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Business Administration, University of Toulouse 1 Capitole
Curriculum: Management
Email: raffaele.stagliano@unime.it

Research interests: Corporate finance; corporate governance; SME finance

Katarzyna Szopik-Depczynska
Associate Professor · University of Szczecin (Poland)
PhD in Economics, University of Szczecin
Curriculum: Management
Email: katarzyna.szopik-depczynska@usz.edu.pl

Research interests: Corporate management; innovation and R&D management and economics; sustainability; transport and logistics

Carlo Vermiglio
Full Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Business Administration, Roma Tre University
Curriculum: Management
Email: carlo.vermiglio@unime.it

Research interests: Business administration; public sector digitalisation; gender equality plans

Danuta Zawadzka
Professor · Technical University of Koszalin (Poland)
PhD in Economics, University of Szczecin
Curriculum: Management
Email: danuta.zawadzka@tu.koszalin.pl

Research interests: Corporate finance; SME financing; financial exclusion

David Barilla
Assistant Professor (tenure track) · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics, Business and Quantitative Methods, University of Messina
Curriculum: Statistics
Email: david.barilla@unime.it

Research interests: Mathematical methods for economics and actuarial/financial sciences

Giovanni Busetta
Assistant Professor (tenured) · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics, Università Politecnica delle Marche
Curriculum: Statistics
Email: giovanni.busetta@unime.it

Research interests: Labour-market discrimination; experimental methods; AI and algorithmic bias; well-being and time use; migration; regional economics

Marcantonio Caltabiano
Full Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Applied Statistics for Economic and Social Sciences, University of Padua
Curriculum: Statistics
Email: marcantonio.caltabiano@unime.it

Research interests: Historical demography; low fertility; population ageing; transition to adulthood

Maria Gabriella Campolo
Associate Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics and Institutions, University of Messina
Curriculum: Statistics
Email: mariagabriella.campolo@unime.it

Research interests: Fertility; female labour supply; time use; well-being; discrimination; causal effect estimation; field experiments

Antonino Di Pino Incognito
Full Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD
Curriculum: Statistics
Email: antonino.dipinoincognito@unime.it

Research interests: Social statistics; social capital; intergenerational mobility in education; causal inference

Maria Bernadette Donato
Associate Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Mathematics, University of Messina
Curriculum: Statistics
Email: mariabernadette.donato@unime.it

Research interests: General economic equilibrium; infinite-dimensional duality theory; variational and quasi-variational inequalities; microeconomic and game theory; optimization

Livio Ferrante
Associate Professor · Department of Economics and Business, University of Catania
PhD in Economics and Management, University of Catania
Curriculum: Statistics
Email: lferrante@unict.it

Research interests: Econometrics

Daniela Ghio
Assistant Professor (tenure track) · Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Catania
PhD in Demography, Université de Montréal
Curriculum: Statistics
Email: daniela.ghio@unict.it

Research interests: Economic and social statistics

Demetrio Lacava
Assistant Professor (tenure track) · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Economics, Management and Statistics, University of Messina
Curriculum: Statistics
Email: demetrio.lacava@unime.it

Research interests: Econometric models for volatility; financial market liquidity and volatility; time series

Angelo Mazza
Full Professor · Department of Economics and Business, University of Catania
PhD, University of Catania
Curriculum: Statistics
Email: a.mazza@unict.it

Research interests: Spatial demography; computational methods in social sciences; R package development

Daria Mendola
Full Professor · Department of Psychology, Educational Science, Physical Exercise and Training, University of Palermo
PhD in Applied Statistics, University of Palermo
Curriculum: Statistics
Email: daria.mendola@unipa.it

Research interests: Poverty; migration; well-being; tourism; composite indicators; longitudinal analysis

Monica Milasi
Associate Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Mathematics, University of Messina
Curriculum: Statistics
Email: monica.milasi@unime.it

Research interests: General economic equilibrium problems; generalized concavity; variational inequality problems

Orietta Nicolis
Full Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Statistics, University of Padua
Curriculum: Statistics
Email: orietta.nicolis@unime.it

Research interests: Statistics

Fabio Spagnolo
Full Professor · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Financial Econometrics, Birkbeck, University of London
Curriculum: Statistics
Email: fabio.spagnolo@unime.it

Research interests: Time series analysis; financial econometrics; international finance; energy economics; climate risk

Venera Tomaselli
Full Professor · Department of Economics and Business, University of Catania
PhD in Sociology and Research Methods, Rome
Curriculum: Statistics
Email: venera.tomaselli@unict.it

Research interests: Economic and social statistics

Alessandra Trimarchi
Assistant Professor (tenure track) · Department of Economics, University of Messina
PhD in Demography, Sapienza University of Rome
Curriculum: Statistics
Email: alessandra.trimarchi@unime.it

Research interests: Demography

Flavio A. Ziegelmann
Professor · Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
PhD in Statistics, University of Kent
Curriculum: Statistics
Email: flavioaz@mat.ufrgs.br

Research interests: Nonlinear time series; financial econometrics; dynamic copulas; machine learning for forecasting