Seminars

Throughout the three years of the PhD, the programme runs a regular series of research seminars. Faculty members and visiting scholars present work in progress in economics, management and statistics, followed by open discussion. Seminars are open to all PhD candidates and attendance counts towards the credits required in each year.

Next event

Nov
12
2026

Conference Bank of Italy

The Sicilian economy: methodological note and latest data

The Bank of Italy presents its methodological note for the analysis of the state of health of the Sicilian economy, together with the updated data from its report on the economy of Sicily released on 9 November.

11:15Aula Magna I, Department of EconomicsIn Italian

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Upcoming seminars

12 Nov 2026

Bank of Italy conference on the Sicilian economy
11:15 · Aula Magna I, Department of Economics · in Italian

Seminar series

Research Seminars

Field seminars throughout the year with faculty members and visiting speakers, in economics, management and statistics.

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PhD Workshop

Candidates present their research to the Faculty Board at each step: end of year one, preliminary results, completed thesis.

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Past seminars

Since 2024/25 the programme has hosted invited speakers from universities in Canada, Egypt, India, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States, including Nobel laureate Alvin E. Roth.

Academic year 2025/26

26 Mar 2026
Nikolaos Antonios Kalyvas (Kent Business School, University of Kent) – Local political corruption and the allocation of corporate cash flow
3 Dec 2025
Cheryl S. McWatters (University of Ottawa) – Accounts and assemblage: twists, turns, and the tales we tell
14 Nov 2025
Alfonso Vargas-Sánchez (University of Huelva) – Writing and publishing scientific articles: lessons learned by an editor
22 Oct 2025
Juan D. Moreno-Ternero (Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville) – The allocation of riparian water rights

Academic year 2024/25

26 Jun 2025
Saptarshi Mukherjee (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi) – Implementation in undominated strategies: dictatorship and compromise
15 May 2025
Alvin E. Roth (Stanford University, Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences 2012) – The economics of kidney exchange: kidneys and controversies · 20th Workshop Matching in Practice
9 Apr 2025
Christian Schubert (German University in Cairo) – On the political economy of "green" central banking · COMMO – Unimed Programme (KA171)
8 Apr 2025
Dina Yousri (German University in Cairo) – Climate change impact on sustainable economic development in the presence of institutional and social deficiencies in Egypt · COMMO – Unimed Programme (KA171)

Questions about the seminar programme? Write to the seminar organisers.