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Faculty of Business and Economics

The Faculty of Business and Economics at UniDistance Suisse offers a bachelor's degree in Business and Economics in French and/or German as well as a master's degree in Economics, Business and Data Analytics. It also offers continuing education programmes.
The faculty's research activities focus on behavioural economics, experimental economics and economic data science.

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What is new in the Faculty of Business and Economics

Economics
Research in Focus: Prof. Kurschilgen on identity and its influence on our decisions Why do people often act against their own financial interests? And what role does identity play in these choices? In a recent interview, Prof. Dr Michael Kurschilgen, Professor of Behavioural Economics at the Faculty of Economics at UniDistance Suisse, offers insights into his research and explores these questions.
Economics
Diligentia Foundation Funds Research Project at FernUni Schweiz on Administrative Barriers in the Tax System Dr Krishna Srinivasan, Prof. Manuel Grieder and Prof. Michael Kurschilgen from the Faculty of Economics at FernUni Schweiz have successfully secured research funding from the Diligentia Foundation. The foundation is supporting their project “Understanding Administrative Burden: A Field Experiment on the Hassle Costs of Tax Filing in Germany”. The project began in November 2025 and will run until October 2027.
Economics
Valais at the Heart of Empirical Economic Research The “Valais Econometrics Workshop” was held for the first time on the UniDistance Suisse campus in Brig. Researchers from Switzerland and abroad gathered to discuss the latest developments in empirical economic research, a field which uses large data sets to improve our understanding of economic relationships. The event further enhanced Valais' visibility as a location for economic research.
Economics
“UniDistance Suisse is an attractive institution in the field of high-level scientific research” The Matterhorn Symposium took place from 18 to 20 September 2025 on the UniDistance Suisse campus in Brig. This second edition aimed to consolidate the university’s reputation as a leading centre of research in behavioural and experimental economics.
Economics
Congratulations to Christoph Drobner on his appointment at CEU We warmly congratulate Dr Christoph Drobner on his appointment as a Tenure-Track Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the Central European University (CEU) in Vienna.
Economics Mathematics
Premier hackathon à UniDistance Suisse Le 6 juin, le campus d’UniDistance Suisse à Brigue a accueilli son tout premier hackathon. L’événement était axé sur la recherche de solutions créatives et l’élaboration collaborative de projets scientifiques innovants autour du thème de la «Computational Reproducibility».
Economics
Eine Welt ohne Lügen Was wäre, wenn wir nicht mehr lügen könnten? Prof. Dr. Michael Kurschilgen von der Fakultät Wirtschaft der FernUni Schweiz war Teil eines unterhaltsamen Beitrags der deutschsprachigen Sendung «10 vor 10» im SRF über eine Welt ohne Lügen.
Economics
Une carrière sportive en plus des études Le joueur de handball professionnel Lucas Meister accomplit une carrière sportive remarquable – et en même temps, il a suivi avec succès des études d’économie à UniDistance Suisse. Il joue au poste de pivot pour le club suisse des Kadetten Schaffhausen et est membre de l’équipe nationale suisse qui vient de participer au Championnat du monde de handball. Il est un excellent exemple de la manière dont il est possible de réussir ses études malgré une carrière impressionnante dans le sport. Il y est parvenu grâce à une formation à distance à UniDistance Suisse.
Economics
Design institutionnel et décisions économiques Professeur assistant au sein de la Faculté d’économie, Michael Kurschilgen étudie la manière dont les conditions-cadres institutionnelles (impôts, transparence et opportunités de formation) influent sur nos décisions et, ce faisant, favorisent ou entravent l’obtention de résultats sociaux souhaitables.
Portrait of Prof. Dr. Michael Kurschilgen, Prof. Dr. Anthony Strittmatter, and Prof. Dr. Manuel Grieder
Economics
UniDistance Suisse in the Board of the Swiss Society for Economics and Statistics (SSES) Prof. Dr. Anthony Strittmatter, Full Professor of Economics, is the first representative of UniDistance Suisse to be elected to the SSES Board.
Economics
1st Matterhorn Symposium on Behavior, Institutions, and Cooperation UniDistance Suisse proudly hosted the 1st Matterhorn Symposium on Behavior, Institutions, and Cooperation from October 19 to 21, 2023. 50 researchers from Switzerland, Europe, and beyond gathered in Brig to dive into the latest findings in behavioral and experimental economics.
Photo portrait de Michael Kurschligen
Economics
How do moral appeals influence people’s fairness judgments? In his latest research paper, Prof. Dr Michael Kurschilgen, Assistant Professor of Economics at UniDistance Suisse, considers some of the challenges of developing an adequate moral culture.
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Economics
Westschweizer Ringer rettete zwölf Menschen aus der Ukraine Tanguy Darbellay, Ringer und Student der FernUni Schweiz, wurde kürzlich für die Rettungsaktion von Ukrainerinnen und Ukrainern ausgezeichnet.
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Blog Economics
Comment remporter l'or aux JO et réussir ses études
Photo portrait de Michael Kurschligen
Economics
Does the Threat of Overthrow Discipline the Elites? Evidence from a Laboratory Experiment
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Economics
Meinungsblasen beeinflussen Impfentscheidungen - ein neuer Artikel von Prof. Dr. Michael Kurschilgen
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Conferences Economics
Neues Forschungsseminar: Swiss V-BEERS (Virtual Behavioural and Experimental Economics Research Seminar)
Economics UniDistance Suisse
Improving cartel screening with machine learning David Imhof, who teaches in the French-speaking Bachelor's in Economics and Management, recently published 3 papers about cartel screening.
Economics UniDistance Suisse
Falling Walls Conference – Appel mondial à candidatures À l’occasion de l’anniversaire de la chute du Mur de Berlin, la Falling Walls Foundation accueille, à Berlin, les personnes qui imaginent des solutions aux plus grands défis de notre époque. Réservez la date du 7 au 9 novembre 2022 pour suivre le sommet scientifique en direct à Berlin ou en live streaming.
Fakultäten Wirtschaftswissenschaften Economics Faculties
Bourse et marchés financiers : interview du chargé de cours Dušan Isakov à la RTS La dernière édition de l’émission radio « Dis, pourquoi » de la RTS s’est intéressée à la bourse et aux marchés financiers.

Dean’s office & Faculty Managers

Photo portrait de Manuel Grieder Prof. Manuel Grieder
Dean
Programme direction of the Master in Economics, Business and Data Analytics
Assistant professor
Prof. Dr Michael Kurschilgen
Vice-dean
Programme direction for the Bachelor in Business and Economics (French and German)
Assistant Professor
Portrait de Jean-Paul Droz MA Jean-Paul Droz
Faculty Manager Bachelor in Business and Economics (French)
MSc Loris Schmid
Faculty Manager Bachelor in Business and Economics (German)
MA Felix Schlüter
Faculty Manager Master in Economics, Business and Data Analytics (English)

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