Professor Marie Briguglio
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Economist
Researcher
Practitioner
Communicator
Professor Marie Briguglio
mah-rEE brih-GOO-lee-oh
Economist
Researcher
Practitioner
Communicator
I am an economist exploring how people, markets, and governments behave—and misbehave. Since the 1990s, my work across academia, policy-making, and broadcasting has spanned over 100 publications, 700 TV episodes, 200 conferences and events, 150 media coverages and countless courses, supervisions, boards and services. Beyond counting, what counts is the impact: studies that made a difference, students who advanced. By bringing this work together here, I hope to make it easier to use my publications, talks, teaching and TV work, its impact and news coverage. I also want to acknowledge the funds that made it possible and awards received, with thanks!
Daily Bread
Ħobżna ta' Kuljum
Daily Vignettes on Life in MaltaShort socio-economic observations on the quirks, contradictions, beauty and frustrations of life in Malta, in Maltese.
Magri, G. (2025, January 6). What six leading figures are predicting for 2025. Times of Malta.
Independent Malta. `(2025, February 2). A man larger than his island. The Malta Independent.
Falzon, M. (2025, February 2). Small islander, but no Lilliputian. Times of Malta.
Gazzetta di Malta. (2025, February 3). Malta tra boom economico e sfide sociali: Cosa ci aspetta davvero? [Malta between economic boom and social challenges—what really awaits?]. Gazzetta di Malta.
Times of Malta. (2025, July 22). Editorial: The modern cost of woman. Times of Malta.
Magri, G., Briguglio, M., Xuereb, M., Flask, W., Galea, M., & Attard, M. (2024, November 9). Budget 2025: We asked five experts about the bigger picture. Times of Malta.
Farrugia, L., & Farrugia, D. M. (Eds.). (2024). Exhibition catalogue: She Can You Can. University of Malta.
Magri, G. (2023, January). Five predictions for Malta in 2023. Times of Malta.
Manduca, A. (2023, January). They said it in 2022: The Times of Malta quotes of the year. Times of Malta.
Izzo Clark, A. (2023, February 13). Risk of property bubble bursting is there and should be keenly monitored, economists say. The Malta Independent.
Arena, J., & Zammit, M. L. (2023, February 22). Government has no “appetite” to penalise car use—Aaron Farrugia. Times of Malta.
Bezzina, M., Attard, M., Farrugia, A., Pule, K., Briguglio, M., & Zammit, M. L. (2023, February 22). The road to reliable public transport. Times of Malta.
Mamo, M. (2023, March 22). Ir-residenti tal-iktar postijiet iffullati f’Malta huma l-inqas sodisfatti—studju [Study finds residents in most populated areas to be least satisfied]. Newsbook.
Magri, G. (2023, March 22). North harbour residents report lowest life satisfaction—wellbeing index. Times of Malta.
Tihn, D. (2023, July 13). Low fertility rates may not be a big issue—economist. Times of Malta.
Azzopardi, K., & Meilak, N. (2023, July 30). The cost of power cuts: Millions of euros and sleepless nights. MaltaToday.
Cummings, J. (2023, August 23). What waste experts say we should be doing differently. Times of Malta.
Martin, I. (2022, June). Young people being priced out of property market—Housing Authority paper warns. Times of Malta.
Debono, S. (2022, February 16). Interview: We are just a decision away. Newsbook.
Delia, J. (2022, May 21). “We cannot continue like this”—Friends of the Earth Malta launches climate change campaign. The Shift News.
Vella, M. (2022, June). Kull fejn taqta’, joħroġ id-demm [It’s bleeding everywhere]. Illum.
Zammit, M. L. (2022, August). Why are the Maltese so angry and anxious? Times of Malta.
Cummings, J. (2022, December). Reactions to new garbage collection times a mixed bag. Times of Malta.
Briguglio, M., & Catania, M. (2021). Analysis of the budget TOPIK.
The Malta Independent. (2021, February 12). Over 30,000 private residential lease contracts registered with the Housing Authority. The Malta Independent.
Balzan, J. (2021, March 26). Remote work—the future or temporary solution? Newsbook.
Martin, I. (2021, March 26). Employees prefer work from home but team spirit suffers, survey finds. Times of Malta.
Keszthelyi, C. (2021, July). Hibernating humans. THINK Magazine.
Times of Malta. (2021, August 17). Average Maltese is 30 years old when they leave parents’ home. Times of Malta.
Calleja, C. (2021, September). Malta is one step closer to being able to measure national well-being. Times of Malta.
Sansone, K. (2021, June 4). Painful truth: Environment does not win elections, permits win votes. MaltaToday.
Times of Malta. (2021, December). Editorial: Wellbeing is more than GDP. Times of Malta.
Vella, M. (2021, June 24). Malta, a divided nation: Hypocrisy, class, and love for party and wealth. MaltaToday.
Koning, T. (2019, February 10). Perspective, humour and passion. Times of Malta.
Friends of the Earth. (2019, March). Interview with Dr Marie Briguglio, economist and author of No Man’s Land. Friends of the Earth Newsletter.
Galea, A. (2019, July 31). No amount of road widening can ever keep up with vehicle increase rate, prominent economist says. The Malta Independent.
Jones, B. C. (2018). Women in science, do it with art. THINK Magazine, 25, 27–31.
Grech, H. (2018, April 18). Want to know how much you’re really paying for electricity on average? Economist shares life-hack. The Malta Independent.
Diacono, T. (2018, May). How Maltese households started being charged more for electricity without being told. Lovin Malta.
Grech, H. (2018, May). Have you noticed an increase in your electricity bill? If so, we may have the answer why. The Malta Independent.
Cocks, P. (2018, September). The environment is not a no man’s land in MaltaToday. MaltaToday.
Micallef, S. (2018, September). Is Malta’s increasing population reaching a boiling point? The Commercial Courier.
Borg, V. P. (2018, December). An absurd take on environmental assault. The Sunday Circle.
Debono, J. (2017, March). They came, they paid, they left: Malta’s growing foreign population. MaltaToday.
MaltaToday. (2017, May). How is 2017 different to the 2013 electoral campaign? MaltaToday.
The Malta Independent. (2017, October 8). Government needs to address market failures in upcoming budget. The Malta Independent.
Diacono, T. (2016, June). Time for the stick to tackle traffic. MaltaToday.
Diacono, T. (2016, August). Property prices up, leaving average wage earners behind. MaltaToday.
European Commission DG Environment News Alert Service. (2016, October). Citizens recycle even in the absence of economic incentives, shows study in Malta [Science for Environmental Policy Issue 473]. University of the West of England, Bristol.
IGPN News. (2016, October). Citizens recycle even in the absence of economic incentives, shows study from Malta [IGPN issue]. Beijing, China.
Leone Ganado, P. (2016, November). Free bus rides and other economics students’ ideas. Times of Malta.
Schembri Orland, K. (2015, October 20). How can countries measure wellbeing? The Malta Independent.
Micallef, S. (2015, June). Can Malta be a smart energy island and global and regional health care provider of excellence? The Commercial Courier.
Grima, G., Briguglio, M., & Zammit Marmara, D. (2015, December 13). The PN’s good governance proposals: An actionable plan or a PR stunt? The Malta Independent.
ONE TV. (2015, April). What determines well-being? [TV broadcast]. In Lsien in-Nisa.
Stivala, V. (2014, February 16). Interview: How to throw yourself into the air. The Sunday Times of Malta.
Fsadni, S. (2014, March). Issues facing women today. Times of Malta.
Xuereb, M. (2013, April 19). Shock factor won battle of the divorce billboards. Times of Malta.
Baldacchino, G., Briguglio, M., Cutajar, J. A., Mallia, A., Spiteri, L., & Vella, M. (2013). Interview: Beyond blue, green and red. Vida, 39, 22–25.
The Malta Independent. (2012, March 16). The sustainable lifestyles project. The Malta Independent.
Times of Malta. (2012, March 16). The sustainable lifestyles project. Times of Malta.
Azzopardi, P., Mifsud, A., Mifsud, J., & Briguglio, M. (2001). Budget 2002: What does Malta need? MaltaToday.
Demicoli, F., Micallef, B., & Briguglio, M. (2026). TVM: Dar u dinjita: Episode 10.
Farrugia, A., Briguglio, M., Galea, C., & Bartolo, M. (2025). TVAM: Il-kuntentizza [TV programme]. PBS.
Briguglio, M., & Cassar, M. (2025). Intervista ma’ Marie Briguglio [Video]. Folji.
Briguglio, M. (2025). What is the real cost of free parking? [Video]. YouTube.
Briguglio, M. (Presenter). (2025, October 2). European Sustainable Development Week [Video]. University of Malta Marketing, Communications & Alumni Office.
Briguglio, M., & Mamo, D. (2025, May 5). TVAM: Intervista ma’ Marie Briguglio [TV programme]. PBS.
Bonello, J., Borg, C., Briguglio, M., & Tabone, C. (2024, November 20). Gimħa b’Gimħa [TV programme]. Medialink Communications.
Attard, M., & Briguglio, M. (2023, January 5). Sustainable development [Podcast episode]. Rethink-MT.
Falzon, G. (2023, March 22). Wellbeing INDEX Project juri li r-residenti tat-Tramuntana tal-port huma l-inqas sodisfatti [Wellbeing INDEX project shows North Harbour residents to have the lowest life satisfaction] [TV feature]. NET News.
TVM News. (2023). New book sheds light on lives of the marginalised in Malta. TVM News.
Agora. (2022). Is-sondaġġi fil-ħajja tal-Maltin [Video]. Campus FM.
Talk MT. (2022, February). Indiċi ta’ Benesseri għal Malta [Wellbeing Index for Malta]. Talk MT.
Briguglio, M. (2022, June). Wellbeing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from Malta [Video]. SEA-EU European University of the Seas.
TVM News. (2022, August). Study shows that single people cannot afford to buy a property by themselves [TV broadcast].
Briguglio, M. (2021, June 3). Multi-modal mobility campaign in collaboration with Malta Public Transport [Video].
Camenzuli, M. (2021, June). Filmat: L-ippjanar urban għandu jiffoka fuq l-interess tan-nies [Urban planning should focus on people’s interests]. Newsbook.
Briguglio, M., & Mallia, J. (2021). *Episodju 013 ma’ Marie Briguglio
Deguara, R. (2020, March). Taħt il-qoxra [Beneath the cover] [Radio broadcast]. Radju Malta.
Briguglio, M. (2020, March). We also need to step up mechanisms to match job losses with new openings—leading economist. Commercial Courier Who’s Who.
Carabott, S. (2020, April). Study reveals drop in people’s happiness due to virus outbreak. Times of Malta.
Delia, J. (2020, October 6). Want to be happy in life? Avoid politics, study suggests. Times of Malta.
Pace, M. G., & Briguglio, M. (2020, October 15). The lessons we’ve learnt through COVID—Maria Giulia Pace & Marie Briguglio. Times of Malta.
Arts Council Malta. (2020, October). Creativity and wellbeing: Links and correlations [Video broadcast]. Arts Council Malta Hangouts.
Agius, R. (2020, May). Viewpoint on COVID and wellbeing [TV broadcast]. NET TV.
Briguglio, M. (2020, August). Vale Ep. 8 – Intervista ma’ Marie Briguglio [Interview with Marie Briguglio] [TV broadcast]. NET TV.
Popolin. (2020, December). Il-Kwalità tal-Ħajja [Quality of Life] [TV broadcast]. TVM.
Netnews. (2020, December 10). Tibda riċerka għall-benesseri tas-soċjetà Maltija [Research starts on wellbeing in Maltese society] [TV feature]. NET News.
Newsbook. (2020, December 10). Wellbeing Index: “We needed a framework not cherry-picking.” Newsbook.
TVM. (2020, December 10). Next year Malta will get a new quality of life index [TV broadcast].
Parliament of Malta TV. (2020, December 10). Wellbeing INDEX project [Audio recording].
Deutsche Welle. (2019, February). Malta’s waste problem [Video broadcast]. In Global Ideas. Deutsche Welle.
RadioMocha. (2019, January). Ambjent u ekonomija [Environment and economy] [Radio broadcast]. Radju Malta.
TVM. (2019, May). Ħajjitna l-Ktieb, ma’ Marie Briguglio [Our life is books, with Marie Briguglio] [TV programme]. TVM.
TVM. (2018, September). On the circular economy [TV broadcast].
Briguglio, M. (2018, November). No Man’s Land [TV broadcast]. In Illum ma’ Steff.
TVM. (2017, April). Diskussi l-konsegwenzi li l-istorbju jħalli fuq is-saħħa [Health impacts of noise discussed] [TV report].
Schembri, E. (2015, April). What determines well-being? [TV broadcast]. In A Deheb. NET TV.
Briguglio, M. (2013). Lectures 21. Program 8 [Radio series]. Campus FM.
University of Malta. (2026, February 2). Ecoscope project concludes with exceptional results. Newspoint.
University of Malta. (2026, September). Landmark book co-edited by UM academic achieves exceptional global impact in first year Newspoint.
University of Malta. (2025, January 28). Prof. Briguglio’s book presentation to Rector. Newspoint.
University of Malta. (2025). Economists awarded prestigious grant to research wellbeing, climate shocks, and subnational foreign aid. Newspoint.
University of Malta. (2024, October). Featured in photo exhibition: Not a woman’s job—breaking barriers in science. Newspoint.
Ecoscope. (2023). Citizens’ views and preferences for ecosystem-based fisheries management. Ecoscopium.
Briguglio, M. (2022). The state of youth in Malta 2022 [Panel discussion]. Futurehour, Campus Hub, University of Malta, Msida, Malta.
Gal, G., Heymans, S. J. J., Sylaios, G., Mayer, I., Falk-Andersson, J., & Briguglio, M. (2022). The EcoScope project in a nutshell [Video].
SEA-EU diversity—Malta—Economy. (2022). [Video]. SEA-EU European University of the Seas.
Government of Malta, Department of Information. (2021, March 26). MCESD meeting discussing a study on work from home [Press release].
University of Malta. (2021, July 12). UM academics win big at first STEM Awards Ceremony. Newspoint.
Malta Business Weekly. (2021, July 14). Winners of the national STEM awards announced at ceremony organised by MCST. Malta Business Weekly.
University of Malta. (2021, September). University of Malta participates in EUR 7.92 million Ecoscope project. Newspoint.
Briguglio, M. (2021). The need for a well-being index—practical implication. Balancing Sustainable Economic Growth with Quality of Life.
Briguglio, M. (2021). Working from home webinar #1: The implications for business and the environment. Malta Business Bureau.
Malta Business Observer. (2020, June). Environment Minister thinks national consensus on rewarding green investment is possible. Malta Business Observer.
University of Malta. (2020, February). Award-winning book about pollution in Malta written by UM academic. Newspoint.
University of Malta. (2020, December 10). Wellbeing Index win for society. Newspoint.
University of Malta. (2018, December). New book: No Man’s Land: People, Place, Pollution. Newspoint.
University of Malta. (2017, February). A social marketing agenda for Malta. Newspoint.
University of Malta. (2017, May). Round table on the circular economy and greening enterprise. Newspoint.
University of Malta. (2017, October). Maltese academic invited to address Aula Synod at the Vatican. Newspoint.
University of Malta. (2016, July). EU-funded project on research and innovation in economics and business. Newspoint.