"Our Department is firmly at the top of national and international research rankings, with an outstanding ability to attract funds: we recently won two calls funded by the National Recovery and Resilience Plan and received funding as a Department of Excellence for the second time. (...)
These are some of the features that make us an attractive destination for researchers worldwide."
Giacomo Pasini,
Director, Department of Economics
Department of Excellence
The Department of Economics has been declared one of the 180 Italian Departments of Excellence for the second consecutive time. VIVA ("Venice Initiative on Vulnerability Analysis") is an innovative research and educational programme that will be implemented thanks to the Ministry of University and Research funding for the Departments of Excellence programme. The aim of VIVA is to study how to deal with the issues related to social and economic systems in transition, with a special focus on vulnerable situations that might be exacerbated by exposure to exogenous shocks, increasing inequality in multiple contexts (economic, environmental, demographic, health, etc.)
Our research
DeliverEEM - Delivering the Energy Efficient Mortgages Ecosystem
Researcher: Monica Billio
Length: 01/10/2024 - 30/09/2026
FORTIC - From remains Of the war to the aRchiTecture of peace in cross-border area of Italy-Croatia
Researcher: Nicola Camatti
Length: 01/04/2024 - 30/09/2026
EUTOPIA HEALTH - Empowering Widening universities in EUTOPIA alliance to foster academic excellence in Health
Researcher: Enrica Croda
Length: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2028
PLANET4HEALTH - Translating Science into Policy: A Multisectoral Approach to Adaptation and Mitigation of Adverse Effects of Vector-Borne Diseases, Environmental Pollution and Climate Change on Planetary Health
Researcher: Stefano Campostrini
Length: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2027
Legal uncertainties surrounding financial innovation and their consequences on the effectiveness of Anti-Money Laundering policies - Coordinating EU reforms with the Italian regulatory and supervisory frameworks
Researcher: Andrea Minto
Length: 12/12/2023 - 11/12/2025
Casarin, Roberto; Costantini, Mauro; Osuntuyi, Anthony
Bayesian nonparametric panel Markov-switching GARCH models
in JOURNAL OF BUSINESS & ECONOMIC STATISTICS, 2024
DOI 10.1080/07350015.2023.2166049
Gottardi, Piero; Mezzetti, Claudio
Shuttle diplomacy
in JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC THEORY, 2024
DOI 10.1016/j.jet.2023.105794
Pelizzon, Loriana; Riedel, Max; Simon, Zorka; Subrahmanyam, Marti G.
Collateral eligibility of corporate debt in the Eurosystem
in JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL ECONOMICS, 2024
DOI 10.1016/j.jfineco.2023.103777
Lancia, Francesco; Russo, Alessia; Worrall, Tim
Intergenerational Insurance
in JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, 2024
DOI 10.1086/730206
Auster, Sarah; Gottardi, Piero
Sorting versus screening in decentralized markets with adverse selection
in JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC THEORY, 2024
DOI 10.1016/j.jet.2024.105883
Our campus
In Venice, you will find our San Giobbe Economics Campus, which includes a residential complex for students, a cafeteria, a library, study areas, classrooms, and offices for faculty and staff.
The Treviso Campus (30 km from Venice) serves as the School of Economics, Languages and Entrepreneurship (SELE) headquarters. It focuses on developing advanced skills in economics, management, languages, and culture, with a special emphasis on businesses, markets, national and international relations, and interlinguistic and intercultural relationships.
News
Find out more about our educational programmes!
The Deparment's educational programmes for the academic year 2026/2027 includes 3 Bachelor's Degrees, 5 Master's Degrees, 2 PhD Programmes and 10+ Professional Master's.
Our international opportunities
The Department of Economics offers numerous opportunities to study abroad through partnerships with universities in Europe and around the world, such as our Double and Joint Degrees, which offer a shared curriculum with international universities and opportunities for student mobility.
Find out more about our opportunities to study abroad!
The Department of Economics at Ca' Foscari wins the prestigious 2025 Marco Fanno PhD Research Grant
A major international recognition rewards the research excellence and educational offerings of the Department of Economics: UniCredit Foundation has announced the winners of the 2025 edition of the Marco Fanno PhD Research Grant, and the Department of Economics at Ca' Foscari University of Venice is among the only two institutions selected nationwide, alongside the Department of Economics at Bocconi University in Milan.
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Venice Summer Workshop on Inequality and Vulnerability (10-11 July 2026)
On 10–11 July 2026, the Department of Economics will host the Venice Summer Workshop on Inequality and Vulnerability, organized within VIVA – Venice Initiative on Vulnerability Analysis, the Department of Economics’ 2023–2027 Excellence Project.
The event, organized in collaboration with the Max Planck Institute for Behavioral Economics, will bring together faculty members and researchers from national and international universities and research centers to discuss issues related to inequality, vulnerability, and public policy.
Discover the programme and activities!