About CefES

The Center for European Studies (CefES) is based at the Department of Economics, Statistics and Management (DEMS) of the University of Milano-Bicocca. The Center promotes research on European countries and on Europe in a global context, in line with the highest standards of international economic research.

CefES brings together scholars from different fields of Economics with the aim of contributing to high-quality empirical and theoretical research on Europe and the global economy.

The Center is part of the Network for European Studies, which includes the European University Institute (EUI), the Institute for European Policymaking at Bocconi University (IEP@BU), the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the KOF Swiss Economic Institute, the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), and the Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA).

Examples of questions the Center is addressing are:

Examples of the research questions addressed by the Center include:

  • How can the governance of the European Union be reformed to improve the interaction between national and supranational institutions?
  • What are the economic and financial implications of climate change in Europe?
  • What are the economic, social, and institutional implications of artificial intelligence for European societies and labour markets?
  • Can the EU’s commercial and migration policies be sustainable in the long run?
  • How can macroeconomic policies be designed to improve risk-sharing within EU countries?

The Center for European Studies is hosted by the Department of Economics, Management and Statistics (DEMS) of the University of Milano-Bicocca.
The Center has been organising international conferences and workshops since 2018. Its members regularly publish on international scientific journals and collaborate with other Departments at Milano-Bicocca University, with several Italian and International Universities.
In 2018 and in 2023, DEMS was awarded a five-year grant from the Italian Ministry of Research (MIUR) for the high standards achieved in research.