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The Department of Economics (ECO) runs one of Europe’s leading PhD programmes, a MRes in Economics, discover more about us.

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The Department of Economics brings together leading scholars in an outstanding research and teaching environment

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Mafalda Batalha on booming tourism, rental platforms, and the effects on cities

In this #MyEUIResearch video, Mafalda Batalha, researcher at the EUI Department of Economics, discusses her work on how the rapid increase in short-term rental tourism can affect neighbourhoods.

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How elderly care impacts sons and daughters differently, with Noa De La Vega

Noa De La Vega, Max Weber Fellow at the EUI Department of Economics, sheds light on how sudden major health changes in the elderly impact their adult children’s employment. Her research reveals that sons and daughters are affected differently, and that much depends on their country’s caregiving system.

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Decoding the Diversity Paradox with Zeinab Aboutalebi

In this #EUIResearch video, Assistant Professor of Economics Zeinab Aboutalebi discusses the internal dynamics that might hinder diversity efforts within organisations and what it takes to ensure successful diversity and inclusion programmes.

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Publications

The research activities of the Department cover a wide range of topics in the fields of microeconomics, macroeconomics and econometrics with a focus on recent theoretical and methodological developments in economic sciences.

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Article

Nurturing childhood curiosity to enhance learning: evidence from a randomized pedagogical intervention

This article evaluates pedagogical intervention by testing the effectiveness of the pedagogy using achievement scores and a novel measure of curiosity.

ALAN, Sule; MUMCU, Ipek
2023

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Nurturing childhood curiosity to enhance learning: evidence from a randomized pedagogical intervention

Discussion paper

The Populist Dynamic: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Countering Populism

DP18826 
In the 2020 Italian referendum, an anti-populist campaign reduced voter turnout and support for the reform. This trend continued into the 2022 national election, with increased...

Vincenzo Galasso Massimo Morelli Tommaso Nannicini Piero Stanig
2024

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The Populist Dynamic: Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Countering Populism

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Empowering Adolescents to Transform Schools: Lessons from a Behavioral Targeting

DP18735 
The paper explores using senior students as mentors to empower disadvantaged adolescents, resulting in reduced disciplinary issues and anti-social behavior. The program offers a...

Sule Alan, Elif Kubilay
2024

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Empowering Adolescents to Transform Schools: Lessons from a Behavioral Targeting

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Female Leadership and Workplace Climate

Female leaders reduce workplace segregation, lower turnover, and increasing their representation is proposed to ease toxic workplace cultures.

Sule Alan, Gozde Corekcioglu, Mustafa Kaba, Matthias Sutter
2023

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Female Leadership and Workplace Climate

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