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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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We are now recruiting the 2026 PhD cohort!

Start the intellectual adventure of a lifetime at the EUl in Florence. Up to 130 scholarships are available for doctoral candidates starting in September 2026. Check the eligibility criteria and submit your complete application by 15 January 2026, 14:00 CET.

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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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Warmer days, higher tensions: How temperature affects domestic violence

In this #MyEUIResearch interview, economics researcher Martin Habets uncovers the link between variations in daily temperature and cases of domestic violence. His research reveals an increase in domestic violence on warmer days, particularly for the most vulnerable.

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The hidden hazard of dust: How natural air pollution threatens worker safety

In this #MyEUI research interview, EUI economics researchers Benjamin Hattemer and Ismael Moreno Martinez explain how surging dust events—natural, yet climate-driven episodes—raise accident risks across nearly all worker categories, and they outline practical policy actions to strengthen on-the-job safety.

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The ‘spillover effects’ of the minimum wage, with Filipe B. Caires

What happens when the minimum wage increases? Economics researcher Filipe B. Caires sheds light on how raising the minimum wage leads to salary increases also for workers not targeted by the policy, its link to the organisation of firms, and its consequences for salary inequalities among workers.

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#MyEUIResearch with Rodolfo Salonia | The housing crisis, taxation and value vs digital disruption

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