EDUCATION BACKGROUND AND WORK EXPERIENCES

Since December 2017: Faculty member of the Collegio Internazionale “Cà Foscari.”

Since March 2017: Faculty member of the PhD program in Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Venice “Cà Foscari."

Since Dec. 2016: Full Professor of Economics (13/A1; SECS-P/01) at the Department of Economics, University of Venice “Ca Foscari.”

Sept. 2016: John Weatherall Distinguished Fellow at the Economic Department, Queen’s University, Canada.

Oct. 2015 – Dec. 2016: Full Professor of Economics (13/A1; SECS-P/01) at the Department of Economics, University of Messina.

Aug. 2015 – Nov. 2016: Coordinator of the PhD program in Economics, Management and Statistics jointly organized by the University of Catania and University of Messina (administrative headquarter).

Dec. 2014 – Oct. 2015: Full Professor of Economics at the Department of Law and History of Institutions, University of Messina.

Jan. 2014: Qualified for the positions of Full Professor of Economics (13/A1; SECS-P/01) and Full Professor of Public Finance (13/A3; SECS-P/03).

Dec. 2011 – Dec. 2014: Associate Professor of Economics (13/A1; SECS-P/01) at the Department of Economics and Management “Marco Fanno,” University of Padova.

Jan. 2011 – May 2011: Visiting Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics, University of Miami, Florida (USA).

Oct. 2007 – Dec. 2011: Assistant Professor of Public Finance (13/A3; SECS-P/03) at the Department of Economics and Management “Marco Fanno,” University of Padova.

Since Aug. 2004: Senior Research Fellow at ISLA – Bocconi University, Milan.

Feb. 2009: Ph.D. in Economics at the University of East Anglia, Norwich (UK).

Aug. 2004 – Oct. 2007: Senior Research Fellow in Economics at the Bocconi University, Milan.

May 2005: Ph.D. in International Law and Economics at the Bocconi University, Milan.

Sept. 2001 – Jun. 2002: “Special student” to MEc – Master in Economics – at the Bocconi University, Milan.

Apr. 2001: Graduation in Economics at the Bocconi University, Milan, with final mark: 110/110 cum laude.

REFEREEING ACTIVITIES

Journals: American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, Bulletin of Economic Research, Economic Journal, Experimental Economics, Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Food Policy, Games and Economic Behavior, International Economic Review, Italian Economic Journal, Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Economic Psychology, Journal of the European Economic Association, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Metroeconomica, Mind and Society, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, PlosOne, Political Psychology, Research in Economics, Review of Income and Wealth, Social Indicators Research, Theory and Decision.

Institutions: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada; FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology.

FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS

Jun. 2010: “Marco Fanno” Prize for Research Activities, Department of Economic Sciences, University of Padova.

Sept. 2001 – Jun. 2002: Fellowship of the Invernizzi Foundation for the participation to the MEc – Master in Economics – at the Bocconi University, Milan.

Sept. 2001 - May 2005: Fellowship for the PhD in International Law and Economics at the Bocconi University, Milan.

PARTICIPATION IN RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH INSTITUTIONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT

Since June 2018: Responsible of the unit of the University of Venice “Cà Foscari” of the project “Piccoli che valgono! Metodologie innovative per educare e riconoscersi nella comunità” (P.I.: ManiTese, ONG)” financed by “Con i Bambini – Impresa Sociale,” budget: € 1.180.000.

Since May 2017: Member of the unit of the University of Venice “Cà Foscari” of the SHARE-DEV3 project titled “Achieving world-class standards in all SHARE countries,” European Union Framework Programme for Research, “H2020-INFRADEV-1-2015-1-Developing new world-class research infrastructures,” budget: € 521.113,75. Responsible: Pof. Agar Brugiavini, University of Venice “Cà Foscari.”

Since March 2017: Member of the project “To whom should we donate? Understanding project selection and coordination problems in charitable giving and crowdfunding with heterogeneous donors and communication.” Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Budget: CAD 116.924. Responsible: Christopher Cotton, Queen’s University.

Feb. - Dec. 2016: Member of the project “Higher moments of asset returns: realized measures, the cross-section of equity returns and mutual fund returns, volatility clustering and correlation determinants.” “Research and Mobility” project funded by the University of Messina. Budget: € 79.735,00. Responsible: Prof. Walter Distaso, University of Messina.

Since Sept. 2014: Member of the project “Design of Auction Schemes for the Electricity Market.” Project funded by the Levi Cases foundation, Padova. Budget: € 27.200,00. Responsible: Doctor Stefano Galavotti, University of Padova.

2011 - 2014: Member of the local unit of the University of Padova of the SHARE_M4 project titled “Multinational Advancement of Research Infrastructure on Ageing”. Seventh Framework Programme, Grant Agreement n. 261982, (local) budget: € 963.873,80. Responsible: Professor G. Weber, University of Padova.

2008 – 2011: Member of the project “Contract enforcement and contract design in public utility: evidence from public procurement.” Project funded by the University of Padova. Grant Agreement n. CPDA084881/08, budget: € 79.000. Responsible: Professor P. Valbonesi, University of Padova.

2010: Member of the local unit of the University of Padova of the SHARE_LEAP project titled “Longitudinal Enhancement and Access ImProvement of the SHARE Infrastructure”. Seventh Framework Programme, Grant Agreement n. 227822, (local) budget: € 204.044,04. Responsible: Professor G. Weber, University of Padova.

2007 – 2010: Member of the local unit of the University of Insubria, Varese of the National Research Project “New Approaches to Tax Evasion”. COFIN 2007, Grant Agreement n. 2007E5FRFZ_004, (local) budget: € 14.690,00. Responsible: Professor M. Bernasconi, “Cà Foscari” University of Venice (former University of Insubria, Varese).

PARTICIPATION IN CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS (as speaker)

2018: (October) Invited seminar at Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic; 2018 AFE Conference at Boston University; (September) SIEP, University of Padova; (July) Workshop at the University of Chieti and Pescara; (June) ESA World Meeting, University of Berlin; Workshop “Endogenous Institutions in Social Dilemmas” at the University of Copenhagen; Invited seminar at the University of Bolzano; (January) Invited seminar at the University of Padova.

2017: (December) Invited seminar at the University of Messina; (September) Workshop “Social and Spatial Interactions in the Accumulation of Civic and Human Capital” at the University of Palermo; (June) Invited seminar at the University of Innsbruck; (May) Invited seminar at the University of Rome “La Sapienza”; Invited seminar at the University of Bolzano; (March) IZA Workshop on Social and Welfare Consequences of Unemployment, Bonn.

2016: (September) Invited seminar at the Economic Department, Queen’s University; Invited seminar at the Economic Department, University of Quebec in Montreal; (June) Invited seminar at the Polytechnic University of Marche; (March) Invited seminar at the University of Catania; (February) Invited seminar at the “Cà Foscari” University of Venice; Workshop in Social Economy at Sophia, Loppiano; Invited seminar at the University of Cagliari.

2015: (July) Invited lecture at the Political Economy Summer School “New Approaches to political economy: positive political theories, empirical evidence and experiments in laboratory,” Alba di Canazei; (May) Invited seminar at the University of Lancaster; (April) Invited seminar at the University of Verona; (January) Invited seminar at the University of Groningen.

2014: (September) 2014 NCBEE, University of Aarhus; (July) Invited seminar at the University of Messina; (June) Invited seminar at the University of Trento; (February) Invited seminar at the Bocconi University; (February) Invited seminar at the University of Nurnberg; (January) Invited seminar at the “Cà Foscari” University of Venice.

2013: (August) IIPF annual conference in Taormina; Invited seminar at the Max Planck Institute, Munich; (July) ESA World Meeting at the University of Zürich; (June) ISNIE 2013 Conference at the University of Florence; (April) NORFACE 2013 Conference at the University College of London; (January) Invited seminar at the University of Köln.

2012: (October) Invited seminar at the University of Pavia; (July) SABE 2012 Conference at the University of Granada; (April) Invited seminar at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia; (February) “Human Trafficking, International Crime and National Security: a Human Rights Perspective” workshop at the University of Goettingen.

2011: (October) ASSET 2011 Conference at the University of Ebora; (September) GRASS Workshop at the “Cà Foscari” University of Venice; (June) Workshop organized by the University of Chieti and Pescara; (May) Invited seminar at the Florida State University.

2010: (Dicember) Invited seminar at the University of Miami, USA; (October) Invited seminar at the Paris School of Economics; (September) IAREP/SABE/ICABEEP 2010 Conference at the University of Cologne; (July) ESA 2010 World Meeting at the University of Copenhagen; (May) Invited seminar at the University of Messina; (April) ESI 2010 Spring Workshop at the Max Planck Institute, Jena; (April) Invited seminar at the IMT; (February) Third Annual Conference on Experimental Political Science at New York University.

2009: (November) ASSET 2009 Meeting at the Bogazici University; (September) ESA 2009 European Regional Meeting at the University of Innsbruck; (July) Invited seminar at the University of Jena and Max Planck Institute; (June) APET at the University of Galway; (April) EPCS 2009 Conference at the University of Athens; (February) Invited seminar at University of Hamburg. 

2008: (November) ASSET 2008 Meeting at the European University Institute, Fiesole; (October) International Conference “Well-being. Are we happy with our standard of living?” at the University of Cassino; GRASS Workshop at the University of Bologna; (September) ESA 2008 European Regional Meeting at the University of Lyon, France; (June) PET 2008 Conference at the University of Seoul; Workshop COFIN “Behavioral Decision Models and Their Implications for Markets, Contracts, Ethics,” University of Insubriae, Varese; (March) EPCS 2008 Conference at the University of Jena; Workshop in Public Choice at the University of Padova.

2007: (July) PET 2007 Conference at the Vanderbilt University, Nashville; (May) Invited seminar at the University  “Jaume I” of Castellón; (April) V Workshop Labsi “Experimental Economics Workshop” at the University of  Florence; (March) First World Meeting of the Public Choice Society at the University of Amsterdam; (February) Conference “Reciprocity: Theories and Facts” organized by University of Milan, Bicocca.

2006: (September) ESA Regional Meeting at the University of Nottingham; (May) International Workshop on Behavioral Game Theory and Experiments at the Second University of Naples, Capua; (March) Invited seminar at “The Empirical Economics of International Taxation” at the University of Innsbruck.

OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

April 2018: Organizer of the 2018 BOMOPAV workshop in Padova.

Since May 2017: President of GuradAvanti (www.guardavanti.org), an Italian NGO involved in projects to improve the life conditions of children in developing countries.

Since 2014: Member of the Ethical Committee of the Experimental Laboratory of the “Cà Foscari” University of Venice.

Since 2013: Affiliated to the BELLS (Bocconi Experimental Laboratory for Social Sciences), Bocconi University, Milan.

Since 2012: Affiliated to the BLESS (Bologna Laboratory for Experiments in Social Science), University of Bologna.

Since 2010: Scientific director of GuradAvanti (www.guardavanti.org), an Italian NGO involved in projects to improve the life conditions of children in developing countries.

Since 2009: Affiliated to the APESP (Associazione per la Promozione dell'Economia Sperimentale in Piemonte), Università del Piemonte Orientale.

Since 2006: Affiliated to the EELAB (Experimental Economics Laboratory), University of Milan - Bicocca.

Aug. 2005: Summer Institute on Bounded Rationality in Psychology and Economics organized by the Max Planck Institute (Jena – Germany).

RESEARCH INTERESTS: The Determinants of Subjective Wellbeing, Experimental Economics, Behavioral Public Choice, Applied Econometrics.