The Economy of Francesco

31/08/2026

29/08/2026

Everything is ready. And so are we.

The EoF International Summer School 2026 is about to begin.

Over the coming days, the Innovatorium in Osnabrück will become a space for questions, encounters and shared exploration around the Economics of Fraternity.

Participants from across the world are arriving. The conversations are about to become real.

Welcome to the EoF International Summer School 2026.

26/08/2026

📚 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗼𝗙 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 – 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗪𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 reaches its final chapter.

What becomes visible when we look beyond averages, conventional indicators and one-size-fits-all policies?

In this final edition of the Series, we feature two research projects from the Fellows of the EoF Academy:

🏛️ 𝗜𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗮 𝗦𝗮́𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘇 𝗩𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗮𝘀 (𝘐𝘯𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱)
𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙞𝙙𝙙𝙚𝙣 𝙑𝙪𝙡𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙑𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚: 𝙁𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙈𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙 𝙋𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 𝙍𝙞𝙨𝙠𝙨

🟣 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘆 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗴 (𝘍𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱)
𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝘿𝙚𝙗𝙩, 𝘽𝙖𝙙 𝘿𝙚𝙗𝙩: 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙋𝙖𝙞𝙙 𝙁𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙎𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙨 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖-𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝘽𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙗𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝

From child poverty and environmental health risks to families’ financial realities after childbirth, both studies reveal vulnerabilities that conventional measures can overlook. They remind us that effective public policy must consider how people’s actual circumstances shape their opportunities and well-being.

With these two projects, we reach the end of this edition of the 𝗘𝗼𝗙 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 – 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗪𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱. Over the past weeks, we have shared the research and perspectives developed by the Fellows of the 2025-2026 EoF Academy.

The Series comes to a close, but the journey of the 𝗘𝗼𝗙 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 continues. Stay with us: more news is coming soon!

🔎 Explore Isabela's and Tracey's 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 and revisit the entire Series:
https://francescoeconomy.org/eof-academy-year-2025-2026-certificate-ceremony/

💡 And keep exploring 𝗘𝗼𝗙 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄, our space for research-driven perspectives bridging academic insight with real-world transformation:
https://francescoeconomy.org/eofproview/

25/08/2026

Over the past weeks, we have been asking what 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 might mean for the economy.

Can it reshape the way we understand technology, enterprise and our relationships with one another? Can it become something we study, practice and build into economic life?

In just a few days, these questions will leave our screens and enter a shared experience.

Young economists, researchers, entrepreneurs and changemakers will bring different disciplines, professions and lived experiences into the same conversation. Through research, dialogue, collaborative work and community life, they will explore fraternity not only as an idea, but as a possible way of seeing, working and responding to the economic challenges of our time.

The questions remain open. But soon, we will begin exploring them together.

📍 𝟮𝟵 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁–𝟯 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 | 𝗢𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗿𝘂̈𝗰𝗸 & 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗻, 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆

🔎 Discover the 𝗘𝗼𝗙 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 and explore the programme: francescoeconomy.org/summer-school-2026/ [𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗯𝗶𝗼]

20/08/2026

🇨🇭 The Economy of Francesco: An Economy Serving Society

📅 29 August 2026
📍 aki Zürich – Hirschengraben 66, Zürich, Switzerland
🔗 Event information and registration: https://aki-zh.ch/events/freundefest2026/?occurrence=2026-08-29

What might an economy look like when it truly serves people, society and our common home?

At aki Zürich, Prof. Dr. Luca Crivelli will explore the Economy of Francesco and the call that lies at its roots: the invitation to “repair” an economy facing profound social and ecological challenges.

The lecture will reflect on the journey sparked by Pope Francis and inspired by Saint Francis of Assisi, while opening a conversation about alternatives to dominant economic paradigms — including what the plant world can teach us about interdependence, adaptation and care for the Earth.

Part of the journey, bringing the conversation about an economy with a soul into new communities and contexts.

19/08/2026

📚 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗼𝗙 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 – 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝗪𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗲𝗱 continues.

What becomes possible when we place human relationships at the heart of economic transformation?

This week, we feature three new research projects from the Fellows of the EoF Academy:

⚙️ 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘇𝘇𝗼 (𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱)
𝙄𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙀𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙘 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝: 𝙀𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙚

🌱 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮 (𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱)
𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙏𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧: 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝘽𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙖 𝙎𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙋𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚

🟣 𝗢𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗮 𝗞𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗼 (𝘍𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘎𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱)
𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝘿𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙧 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩 𝙄𝙣𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙈𝙞𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙢 𝙒𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙄𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙮: 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙎𝙖𝙣𝙩'𝙀𝙜𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙤

Across migration, the care of shared resources and labor market inclusion, these studies reveal the transformative potential of relationships. They show how recognising people's talents, cultivating shared responsibility and building bonds of trust and reciprocity can contribute to more inclusive economies, stronger communities and the common good.

Explore their 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗩𝗶𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 and discover their research through the dedicated page of the 𝙀𝙤𝙁 𝘼𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙮 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 – 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙢𝙮 𝙒𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙚𝙙.

🔎 https://francescoeconomy.org/eof-academy-year-2025-2026-certificate-ceremony/

18/08/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹?

On 9 September, join us for an online conversation introducing 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘤, 𝘚𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘐𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦, a research project supported by The Economy of Francesco Foundation together with CEI – SPSE.

Stefano Rozzoni, Principal Investigator, will introduce the questions at the heart of the research, explore some tentative definitions of spiritual capital and reflect on why this concept matters for the EoF community and for economic thought more broadly.

The research journey is already under way. This conversation is an opportunity to follow it as it develops and bring your questions into the discussion.

📅 𝟵 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
🕒 𝟭𝟱:𝟬𝟬–𝟭𝟲:𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗦𝗧
💻 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝗭𝗼𝗼𝗺

👉 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲: bit.ly/SpiritualCapitalResearchJourney