Paolo Costa

Paolo Costa is a contract lecturer at the Department of Economics of Ca' Foscari University of Venice, with a career spanning over five decades in economics, urban planning, and transport policy. He also serves as a visiting professor at multiple international institutions and contributes to the Interdepartmental School of Economics, Languages, and Entrepreneurship for International Exchanges.

Educational Background includes a degree in Economics and Commerce from Ca' Foscari University (1968, cum laude) and postgraduate training in financial control and geographical economics.

His research interests focus on

• Regional economic structures
• Transport infrastructure networks
• Urban centrality dynamics
• Tourism economic impact
• Input-output modeling
• Policy scenario analysis

His recent publications emphasize pandemic-induced economic changes and trans-European/global transport frameworks, combining theoretical and applied economic methodologies.