The Dipartimento di Economia Politica (Department of Economics ) was founded in 1987. Its members are professors of economics and related disciplines from several faculties of the University of Siena. It hosts a PhD Program in Economics and concurs to the organization of a PhD Program in Law and Economics. It hosts a Fulbright Chair. Several research centers have their seat in the Department. In May 2010 most of the members of the former Department of Quantitative Methods have joined the department. Since May 2011 it assumed the new name of Department of Economics and Statistics.



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Most recent working papers

630Alberto BattistiniFrom Asymmetric Information to Social Knowledge: A Game Theoretic Example of Strategic vs. Bayesian Beliefs’ UpdatingDec 2011
629Stefano VannucciWidest ChoiceDec 2011
628Pier Angelo Toninelli
Michelangelo Vasta		Opening the black box of Entrepreneurship: the Italian case in a historical perspectiveDec 2011
627Gioia De MeloPeer effects identified through social networks. Evidence from Uruguayan schoolsNov 2011
626Luigi Luini
Annamaria Nese
Patrizia Sbriglia		Social Influence in Trustors’ NeighborhoodsNov 2011
625Antonio Accetturo
Alberto Dalmazzo
Guido de Blasio		Skill Polarization in Local Labour Markets under Share-Altering Technical ChangeNov 2011
624Sergio CesarattoPensions in a shrinking economy: a comment on KunéOct 2011
623Luca FioritoThe influence of American economists on the Clayton and Federal Trade Commission ActsOct 2011
622Lorenzo Fattorini
Caterina Pisani
Francesco Riga
Marco Zaccaroni		A Permutation-based Combination of Sign Tests for Assessing Habitat SelectionOct 2011
621Stefano Bartolini
Francesco Sarracino		Happy for How Long? How Social Capital and GDP relate to Happiness over TimeOct 2011
620Stefano Bartolini
Ennio Bilancini		Social Participation and Hours WorkedOct 2011
619Antonella D'Agostino
Stefania Fruzzetti
Giulio Ghellini, Laura Neri		Measures for Ph.D. Evaluation: the Recruitment processOct 2011
618Carlo GianelleTemporary employment agencies make the world smaller:Evidence from labour mobility networksOct 2011
617Samuel Bowles
Sandra Polania-Reyes		Economic incentives and social preferences: substitutes or complements?Oct 2011
616Elvio Accinelli
Edgar J. Sanchez Carrera		On Institutional Designs and Corruption by ImitationSep 2011
615Filippo Belloc
Antonio Nicita
Maria Alessandra Rossi		The Nature, Timing and Impact of Broadband Policies: a Panel Analysis of 30 OECD CountriesJul 2011