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Master's degrees - Thesis guidelines

The Orientation and Tutoring Service of the Department of Economics and Management has organised a meeting dedicated to all our Master's degree students to provide them with some tips and advice on the final thesis, e.g. how to write your thesis, submission deadlines, evaluation criteria... The

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"Disability insurance and the effects of return-to-work policies"

The rules governing disability insurance programs have changed considerably in the recent decades in most OECD countries with a remarkable shift towards policies aimed at re-integrating people experiencing a disability insurance episode into the labor market.In her recent publication in the Review

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"Ambidextrous strategies in turbulent times: the experience of manufacturing SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic"

In their recent publication in the International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management, Marco Bettiol, Mauro Capestro and Eleonora Di Maria from the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Padova, and Stefano Micelli from Ca Foscari University of Venice,

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"Collusion sustainability with a capacity-constrained firm"

How does the stability of full and partial cartels depend on the capacity constraint of a small firm (or a fringe of small firms)? In their recent publication in "Oxford Economic Papers", Leonardo Madio, (Department of Economics and Management, University of Padua) and Aldo Pignataro (Italian

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"Robots and the productivity of local manufacturing systems in Emilia-Romagna: the mediating role of occupational similarity and complexity"

In their recent publication in "European Planning Studies", Roberto Antonietti, (Department of Economics and Management, University of Padua), Luca Cattani (Gran Sasso Science Institute) and Giulio Pedrini (Kore University of Enna) analyze the link between robot exposure, labour productivity, and

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