We conduct exploratory and applied research into collection, integration, management, and analysis of data related to business, economy, and society. Despina merges different expertise able to explore on the verge of ICT, social sciences and mathematical sciences to provide first-class theoretical and applied research.

Economic development by anomalies detection

We use weather variables and yields of different crops to estimate the impact of climate change on agricultural markets in developing countries. Traditional econometric method have so far provided negligible evidence on the relationship between precipitation, temperature and land yields. ... Read more

PI:

Marco Guerzoni

JSTOR and the evolution of knowledge in economics

The aim of this research project is to map the evolution of knowledge in the History of Economic Thought by representing the creation and the dynamics of new concepts and ideas as appeared in academic publishing. The pattern analysis of ... Read more