Introducing the FUS Faculty: Luca Colombo

Adjunct Professor, Economics

Ph.D. University of Bielefeld, Germany
M.A. University of Pennsylvania, USA
Dottore in Economia, Università Cattolica, Milan, Italy
Head of Department of Economics and Finance at the Università Cattolica, Milan, Italy

Office: Kaletsch Campus, Faculty Office
Phone: +41 91 985 22 64
Email: lcolombo@fus.edu

Professor of Economics at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy, Dr. Colombo has an extensive publication record and is the recipient of several awards and research grants. His research interests include microeconomic theory, innovation, industrial organization, banking and finance.

2026-2027 Courses

ECN 320	Games and Strategic Decision Making	FALL 2026
Most decisions taken by economic agents (consumers, firms, investors, borrowers, and lenders, among others) have an effect on other agents’ actions. In many circumstances, people try to respond optimally to the actions taken by those with whom they interact. Therefore, investigating how the strategic interaction between agents unfolds is crucial to understand how decisions are taken in most economic and financial environments, and what their implications are. The course investigates strategic decision making by relying on game theory in a simple and accessible way, privileging an intuitive, yet accurate, understanding of the key underlying concepts of strategic behavior, rationality, and equilibrium in games, through a number of applications both in economics and finance.
ECN 365	Investment Analysis I	FALL 2026
This course focuses on the basic concepts of value and risk, and explores the principles that guide strategic investment decisions. Major emphasis is placed on the notion of net present value, the evaluation and pricing of bonds and stocks, and the definition and measurement of risk. The concepts of portfolio risk and expected return, as well as the role of portfolio diversification are carefully investigated. Students are then introduced to market efficiency, portfolio theory and the relationship between risk and return in the context of alternative theories, mainly the capital asset pricing model and the arbitrage pricing theory. (Recommended prerequisite: MAT 200)