Bio

My research interests lie in public economics, political economy, and behavioral economics. 

Before joining the PhD program, I have worked as a research analyst at McKinsey & Company, obtained an MA in Finance from UCSC Milan and a BSc in Economics from the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. More info on my CV.

As an applied economist, my research draws on: 

• administrative microdata: electoral results, pension funds, traffic cameras, metropolitan line accesses; 

• survey design and implementation: registered Pre-Analysis Plans (AER-RTC registry), platforms (Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey);

• causal methods: quasi-experimental and info-experiments (Stata, R), spatial analysis (QGIS).

Contacts

Email: francesco.nicolini@unibz.it

Address: Via Cassa di Risparmio 21, 39100 Bozen-Bolzano (Italy)