Chiara Sotis

Welcome to my website!

Hello! I'm Chiara, a post-doctoral researcher (LSE Fellow) in the Economics department at the London School of Economics (LSE). In October 2023 I have completed my PhD in Environmental Economics at the LSE with a thesis titled Essays in Behavioral Public Policy.

In my ideal life I'd spend all my time learning more about the ocean, unravelling the complexities of food systems and learning how ideas form, change and evolve. In my research I focus on how people process and understand information and what factors shape their policy preferences. Most of my research focuses on how to promote pro-environmental and pro-social behaviors.

My research interests lie at the intersection of behavioral, environmental and health economics. I'm particularly drawn to the intersection of these disciplines because they allow me to study many pressing issues. I am passionate about carrying out research that not only advances academic understanding, but also informs real-world decisions. I use experiments (RCTs and surveys) to inform the policy process and write papers and blog posts to disseminate these ideas with the general public. I have recently started working on stated preferences in the environmental domain in the OECD SWACHE group.