Michela Faccioli

Michela Faccioli is an Associate Professor at the University of Trento, affiliated with both the School of International Studies (SSI) and the Department of Economics and Management. Her academic roles include teaching courses such as Natural Resources and Energy Security, Public Economics, and Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences. She specializes in environmental economics, public policy, and the intersection of ecological conservation with socioeconomic factors. Her research focuses on biodiversity policy, climate change mitigation, and the valuation of ecosystem services through quantitative methodologies.

In teaching, she emphasizes the economic rationale of public sector interventions, environmental policy design, and the application of statistical tools to international and environmental economics. Her courses address topics like public goods, environmental taxation, and the socioecological impacts of policy decisions.

Her research output reflects a strong focus on interdisciplinary approaches, including studies on biodiversity offsets, green retrofitting incentives, and the economic valuation of natural capital. She has contributed to policy-relevant analyses of peatland restoration, forest management, and the trade-offs between human well-being and environmental conservation.