Visiting Researchers

Throughout its history, and continuing today, the Department of Economics has had the privilege of hosting distinguished experts and renowned scholars from around the world. Their valuable contributions not only enrich our research activities, but also stimulate interdisciplinary collaboration and enhance the Department’s global standing. Drawn from leading universities and research institutions across diverse countries, these academics actively contribute to research initiatives and, in many cases, to our teaching programmes as well. Through their engagement, they foster meaningful cultural and academic exchange, creating lasting connections between our Department and the international scholarly community.

Below is a chronological overview of the Visiting Researchers and Professors who have been welcomed to the Department of Economics in recent years.

Pang Hongli  

Visiting Researcher  
Shangai Maritime University (China)  
From 30 December 2024 to 29 December 2025


Enrico Benassi 

Visiting Researcher 
University of Oxford (United Kingdom)
From 12 May to 30 September 2025


Jacek Zak

Visiting Professor
Poznań University of Technology (Poland)
From 28 April to 10 May 2025


Holger Robert Bungsche

Visiting Researcher
Kwansei Gakuin University (Japan)
From 26 November 2024 to 31 March 2025


Wolfang Trutschnig

University of Salzburg (Austria)
Visiting Researcher 
From 26 November 2024 to 31 March 2025


Angel Millan

Visiting Researcher
Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) 
From 20 September to 20 December 2024


Venkata Lakshmipathi Raju Chinthalapati

Visiting Professor
University of London (United Kingdom)
From 11 to 16 September 2023


Elizabeth A.M. Searing

Visiting Reseacher
University of Texas at Dallas (United States)
From 19 May to 30 June 2024


Charles Frederick Hofacker

Visiting Professor
Florida State University (United States)
From 8 May to 7 June 2024


Zafar Abdullaev

Visiting Researcher
Tashkent State University of Economics (Uzbekistan)
From 7 November to 6 December 2023


Luca Perdoni

Visiting Researcher
University of Edinburgh (Scotland)
From 3 July to 30 September 2023


Stefano Filomeni

Visiting Researcher
University of Essex (United Kingdom)
From 16 January to 30 April 2023

Last update 4 August 2025