Sustainability, investor behavior, and crowdfunding: survey data analysis

Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research; Italia; In loco; EUR 32.000 - 42.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Università di Torino invites applications for a research fellowship within Economics to analyze primary data on crowdfunding aspects with environmental impact. The role includes constructing indicators, conducting statistical analyses, and exploring cognitive and behavioral drivers of investment propensity.

The project connects with responsible investment and behavioral finance, aiming to produce evidence valuable to academia and industry practitioners.

Competenze

• Mandatory admission requirement: italian Laurea Magistrale, or Laurea a Ciclo Unico, or equivalent degree obtained after 13/10/2020.

Mansioni

• Analyze primary data from a sample survey on investment decisions in crowdfunding with environmental and social impact.
• Build indicators, perform statistical analysis, and study cognitive and behavioral mechanisms driving investment propensity.

Descrizione del lavoro

Organisation/Company Università di Torino Research Field Economics Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Leading Researcher (R4) First Stage Researcher (R1) Established Researcher (R3) Application Deadline 13 Oct 2026 - 13:00 (UTC) Country Italy Type of Contract To be defined Job Status Not Applicable Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No

Offer Description

This research project involves the analysis of primary data, collected through a sample survey, on the factors influencing investment decisions in alternative finance instruments. The specific focus of the analysis is crowdfunding, with reference to campaigns with an environmental and social impact. The activity consists of building the relevant indicators, carrying out statistical analysis of the collected data, and studying the cognitive and behavioral mechanisms (risk perception, trust, information credibility, sustainability orientation) that drive investment propensity, including through a comparison of different ways of communicating the project. This is followed by a discussion of the results and their positioning within the relevant literature. The project builds on a research line on crowdfunding, responsible investment and behavioral finance, and aims to generate evidence relevant to both academic debate and industry practitioners.

Mandatory requirement for admission to the selection: italian Laurea Magistrale, or Laurea a Ciclo Unico, or an equivalent degree from foreign Universities, obtained no more than 6 years prior to the application deadline (i.e obtained after 13/10/2020). The Call for Applications (published on the University Bulletin Board under ref. no. 4687 of 21/09/2026), containing the procedures to participate in the selection process and the specific requirements for each selection, is available at https://webapps.unito.it/albo_ateneo/ .

• Italy

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