Shira Fano

Shira Fano is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Economics and Management at the University of Trento. Her research focuses on sustainable tourism, regional economics, sentiment analysis, teaching evaluation methodologies, and labor economics. She has conducted studies on policy impacts, including waste management in Venice and the effects of dual labor markets.

Her work leverages social media data (e.g., Twitter) to analyze regional economic trends and political campaigns, developing indices like RETI for economic monitoring. She also explores pedagogical strategies, applying statistical models like Partial Least Squares to improve teaching evaluations.

Her interdisciplinary approach bridges economics with environmental science, digital sociology, and education policy. While no specific grants or lab affiliations are listed, her publications reflect active engagement with both academic and applied research questions.