Researchers at the Faculty of Business and Economics

Prof. Dr Manuel Grieder

Dean
Programme direction of the Master in Economics, Business and Data Analytics
Associate Professor

Prof. Dr Michael Kurschilgen

Vice-dean
Programme direction for the Bachelor in Business and Economics (French and German)
Associate Professor

Prof. Anthony Strittmatter

Vice-Rector for Research
Full Professor

Prof. Dr Philine Widmer

Associate Professor

PhD Tommaso Coen

Post-doctoral Researcher

PhD Manon Delvaux

Postdoc

MSc Emma Bacci

Teaching and research assistant

MSc Vitor Krasniqi

PhD Student

MA Beat Scherrer

PhD Student

Academic Events

Economics

ECO Brownbag

UniDistance Suisse

Monday, September 21, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 (CEST+2)

Economics

2nd Valais Econometrics Workshop

UniDistance Suisse

Thursday, October 1, 2026 12:30 - 19:00 (CEST+2)

UniDistance Suisse

Economics

Economics Research Seminar

UniDistance Suisse

Monday, October 5, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 (CEST+2)

B18.005, Brig Campus

Economics

UNITE event organised by the Faculty of Business and Economics

UniDistance Suisse

Friday, October 16, 2026 11:00 - 15:00 (CEST+2)

Economics

Economics Research Seminar

UniDistance Suisse

Monday, October 19, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 (CEST+2)

Monday, October 26, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 (CET+1)

Economics

ECO Brownbag

UniDistance Suisse

Monday, November 2, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 (CET+1)

Economics

Economics Research Seminar

UniDistance Suisse

Monday, November 9, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 (CET+1)

Monday, November 16, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 (CET+1)

Economics

Economics Research Seminar

UniDistance Suisse

Monday, December 7, 2026 12:00 - 13:00 (CET+1)

B18.005, Brig Campus

Research groups in Business and Economics

Behavioural, Organisational and Environmental Economics

Building on theoretical models and empirical insights from economics, management, and psychology, the research group uses experimental (and other) methods to investigate current research topics in organisational and…

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Behavioral Economics and Institutional Design

In the light of inherent empirical and/or normative uncertainty, the research group studies how institutions – e.g. laws, conventions, information – guide human behavior, and affect social outcomes like cooperation, truthful…

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Economic Data Science

Welcome to the Economic Data Science research group! Our team specialises in causal analysis, machine learning and social data science. We use large administrative and other 'big' datasets to provide insights for public and…

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