Master of Science in
Economics and Development

Graduation Day. Wednesday, July 16, 2025.

Congratulations to Gabriele Gazzei. A graduate in Economics and Development earns recognition from Unifi

Students' representatives. Three new students' representatives for the students of the MSc in Economics and Development have been elected.

End of semester meeting. May 29, 2pm, room D4/002.

Open Day on May 17, 2025. 

Seminar by Claudia Olivetti. On Wednesday, April 16, at 10am professor Claudia Olivetti will give a seminar in room D4/115 on   The Evolution of Gender in the Labor Market.  

Graduation Days. Friday, April 11, and Monday, April 14.

Career Day. Career Day organized by Unifi on Monday, March 31.

Study plan. Study plan presentation: March 26 -- April 21, 2025.

Calls for Double Degree Programs. The calls to participate in the selection of students entering Double Degree Programs are available.

Econometric Game. One student of the MSc in Economics and Development will participate in the Econometric Game (Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 2025) in the Unifi team.

Simuvaction on AI 2025. Two students of the MSc in Economics and Development are participating in Simuvaction on AI (Quebec City, Canada, April 2025).

Courses in Econometrics for PhD and Master students. Courses in Econometrics organized by the Italian Econometric Association.

Information on Economics Lab. Students interested in the course Economics Lab should read this news.

Final lecture of Economic Law. A distinguished final lecture for the course Economic Law will be held on Thursday, November 28, 2024, at 4:15 PM, in room D6/118.

Meeting for students interested in PhD, Nov. 21. Meeting for students interested in PhD, Nov. 21 at 6pm in room D6/006.

Presentation of Double Degree Programs. Meeting about the Double Degree Program with the University of Bamberg and about the Double Degree Program with the University of Rennes, October 28.

2 grants for 1st-year students. The MSc in Economics and Development offers 2 grants to first-year students.

Double degree presentation. Meeting about the Double Degree with the University of Goettingen, October 18.

Master Graduates Enter PhD Programs. Recent graduates from the Master in ED have been admitted to PhD Programs

Welcome Meeting. A Welcome Meeting for first-year students will be held on October 2 at 6pm, in room D6/013.

Mentorship and WhatsApp group for first-year students. In the a.y. 2024-25, each first-year student will be assigned an academic mentor. A students' representative is creating a WhatsApp group of first-year students.

First semester classes, and MSc presentation. Lectures for first semester courses began on Sept. 16, 2024. The slides used on Sept. 16 for a short presentation of the MSc are available.

Introductory courses. Introductory courses of Mathematics and Statistics to be held in September 2024.

A page about phd programs, summer schools, prizes, ... Updated on August 7, 2024.

Double degree with University of Rennes. From the a.y. 2024-25, students of the curriculum Economics may apply to enter a double degree program offered jointly by the MSc in Economics and Development and the International Master in Public Policies of the University of Rennes (France).

Simuvaction on AI 2024. 

BigIn. A chance to get in close contact with firms and learn from inside how firms work.

ECB scholarships for women students. The European Central Bank offers scholarships for women students from the EU who are currently enrolled, or about to enroll, on a master’s course in economics, statistics, engineering or computing at a European university.

Prizes by Associazione Villa Favard. Prizes by Associazione Villa Favard for graduates of a Laurea Magistrale of the School of Economics and Business of UniFi.

Keynote Lecture 2023/24 on April 9. Keynote Lecture 2023/24 on Artificial Intelligence and Competition, April 9 at 12noon.

Study plan. Between March 26 and April 21 it is possible to fill in and submit a study plan

An online course for Data Analyst. 

Double degrees. The results of the procedures for participation to DD programmes are available.

Applications for Double Degrees. 

2 Study Grants. MSc in Economics and Development offers 2 Study Grants

Double degree with UniGottingen. Meeting about the Double Degree with the University of Gottingen, on September 19

Presentation of the MSc. An updated presentation of the MSc is available.

English for Economics. English for Economics will begin on October 3.

Course HUMAN DEV. & INT. COOP. The course HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION will begin on Sept. 19.

Class Timetable for a.y. 2023-24. The class timetable for a.y. 2023-24 is available for both semesters.

Introductory Course for Statistics. An introductory course for Statistical Inference will be offered in September 2023

Slides for Open Day. Slides used in May 2023 to present the MSc to prospective students

SIdE Courses in Econometrics. SIdE Courses in Econometrics, deadline is May 28

Summer School on Health Inequality. EUniWell organizes Summer School on Health Inequalities in Europe, Birmingham, 26-30 June

Lecture by Imbens, Nobel Prize 2021. Lecture by Guido W. Imbens on "Combining Experimental and Observational Data", March 28.

Open Day, May 12, 2023 at 3pm. The Open Day for the Master in Economics and Development will be May 12, at 3pm.

Keynote Lecture 2022/23 on March 8. Professor Bargain (UBordeaux) will deliver the Keynote Lecture 2022/23 on March 8 at 12pm

Meeting on Double Degrees. Professor Grazzini answers questions on Double Degrees with UniGottingen und UniBamberg

How to Prepare your MSc Thesis. An online meeting with professor Lisa Grazzini on how to prepare your thesis

EUniWell Summer School. EUniWell Summer School on Migration and Diversity in European Cities (MADEINEUROPE)

UNIFI at the Econometric Game. UNIFI, and a student of MSc in Economics&Development, participates in the Econometric Game

Call for traineeships. Call for traineeships within the Erasmus+ International Mobility KA107 Palestine, 2022-23

Course History of Economic Thought. Course of History of Economic Thought, by prof. Magliulo, at Syracuse UniversityFlorence

Syllabus Economics Lab. Syllabus Economics Lab by Prof. Lapo Filistrucchi

Meeting for PhD. Meeting for students interested in PhD, Nov. 24 at 6pm in room D6/005

First-Year Students' Meeting. First-Year Students' Meeting, Monday, Nov. 14, 1.30-2.30pm in room D6/011

Master Graduates Enter PhD Programs. Recent graduates from the Master in ED have been admitted to PhD Programs

SIMU-VACTION project. MSc ED participates in a Simu-VACTION in Atlanta (US)

Double degree with UniGottingen. Meeting for 1st-year students on Double Degree with UGottingen, Oct 21, 12.30pm, in D6/006

Double degree with UniBamberg. Meeting for 1st-year students on Double Degree with UniBamberg, October 18, 12noon

Study Grants! 2 Study Grants offered to first-year students of the MSc in Economics and Development.

Participation in a Simu-VACTION. MSc ED participates in a Simu-VACTION in Atlanta (US)

Welcome meeting and slides. The welcome meeting took place on Wednesday, September 14, based on slides available here

I semester Classes. Classes of the I semester will start on the 13th of September 2022

Int.nal Conflict Transformation. The course International Conflict Transformation starts on Sept. 6.

Double degree in Economics. 

Presentation of the Master. The presentation of the Master by the platform Federica is available

Precourse for Statistical Inference. The schedule of the precourse for Statistical Inference is available

Keynote Lecture 2021/2022. 

Economics Lab. Prof. Federico Etro

Congratulations! 

New Vacancy at Eurostat. Flash Estimates Income Distribution

Congratulations to Award Winners.