Insper has contributed to broaden knowledge about Business Administration and Economics. It is part of Insper's mission and values to promote rigorous academic research based on real-world issues, which contributes to the enhancement of public policy and organizational practice.

The academic articles written by our research professors have been regularly published in Brazilian and international specialized publications. The Insper Working Papers series includes studies developed since 1996.
The CPP – Public Policies Center – serves to encourage applied research focused on studies of major Brazilian issues.
Through the CPE – Strategy Research Center -, a link between the academicians and entrepreneurs is established, always with the purpose of producing quality academic research that helps solving relevant real-world issues.
Insper also carries out academic lectures given by guest researchers. Furthermore, the school organizes international lectures about several fields of knowledge, presented by researchers of foreign institutions. As the lecturers are highly qualified and the presented themes are quite relevant, these events receive wide media coverage.