Fabio Mazzola

Fabio Mazzola serves as Full Professor in the Department of Economics, Business and Statistics at the University of Palermo, concurrently holding the position of Vice Rector for Teaching and Internationalization from 2021 to 2027. His teaching portfolio for 2025/2026 spans Economic Policy across Economics and Business Administration and Economy and Finance programs, alongside specialized courses in Tourism Economics and Regional Policy for Tourism Systems and Hospitality Management.

His research centers on Regional Economic Policy with three dominant strands: (1) EU cohesion policy effectiveness through spatial/spillover analyses of Italian regions; (2) Tourism-driven resilience in Mediterranean island economies compared to mainland territories; and (3) Crisis response mechanisms examining public expenditure impacts during economic downturns. Methodologically, he employs advanced panel and spatial econometric techniques for sub-national analysis.

Publication trends (2019-2025) reveal consistent focus on regional disparities and policy evaluation, particularly assessing EU funds' additionality in Italy, tourism's role in island recovery, and asymmetric crisis impacts. Over 80% of his recent work analyzes Italian or Mediterranean contexts using NUTS-2/3 spatial units, with increasing emphasis on insular regions since 2020.

Professor Mazzola maintains active student engagement through thesis supervision (listed as 'Edited theses' in his profile) and structured office hours on Mondays, though specific advising details remain unpublished. His research operates without documented external funding or awards in the provided materials.