Luca Congiu
Luca Congiu
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Postdoctoral researcher in Economics, Tor Vergata University of Rome
Lecturer in Behavioral & Experimental Economics, University of Insubria, Varese
Research associate at Insubria Experimental Economics (InExEc) research center
Editorial board member of Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
My research is in Behavioral and Experimental Economics, Behavioral Public Policy, and Economic Psychology. I apply insights from the social and behavioral sciences to investigate people's behavior and suggest policies to steer it in virtuous directions. My latest strand of research focuses on investigating how one's (economic) behavior is affected by image concerns and personality traits. I program and conduct my experiments in the lab and online.
Email: luca.congiu@uniroma2.it
Short CV
Publications in journals
Publications in journals
Congiu, L., Moscati, I. & Scacchi, M. (2025). Digital Nudging and Cookie Rejection: An Experiment. Italian Economic Journal, 11: 431–458. [link]
Congiu, L., Botta, E. & Zoli, M. (2025). Biases and Nudges in the Circular Economy: A Review. Ecological Economics, 233: 108579 [link]
Congiu, L. (2023). Framing Effects in the Elicitation of Risk Aversion: An Experimental Study. Italian Economic Journal, 9(1): 321–352. [link]
Congiu, L. (2022). Choice Architecture: A Message and Environment Perspective. Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, 15(1): 162–166. [link]
Congiu, L. & Moscati, I. (2022). A Review of Nudges: Definitions, Justifications, Effectiveness. Journal of Economic Surveys, 36(1): 188–213. [link]
Congiu, L. & Moscati, I. (2020). Message and Environment: A Framework for Nudges and Choice Architecture. Behavioural Public Policy, 4(1): 71–87. [link][pdf]
Other publications
Other publications
Zoli, M. & Congiu, L. (2024). Individual Behaviour and Circular Economy Policies: Opportunities in Italy. OECD Environment Working Papers No. 242, OECD Publishing. [link]
Working Papers
Working Papers
Persichina, M. & Congiu, L. (2025) Validation of an Integrated Scale for Measuring Pro-Environmental Behavior and Attitudes (PEBAS).
Congiu, L. & Persichina, M. (2025) Recruited by a Human or AI? An Experiment on Decision to Participate in Research Studies.
Work in Progress
Work in Progress
Congiu, L., Lorè, L. & Zoli, M. Image Concerns in Second-hand Consumption: A Vignette Study.
Lorè, L., Congiu, L. & Zoli, M. Environmental Costs in Second-hand Clothing Purchase: A Voucher Choice Experiment.
Congiu, L. & Moscati, I. Framing Allais: Is the Paradox Robust to the Pictorial Framing of Lotteries?
Congiu, L. A Note on the Parameters of Behavioral Models.
Congiu, L. Personality Traits Predict Attitudes towards Risk, Losses and Time.
Congiu, L., Iozzi, A., Panaccione, L., Persichina, M., Tremewan, J. & Zoli, M. Congestion Management and Navigation Systems: A Lab Experiment on Individual versus Delegated Choices.
Persichina, M. & Congiu, L. Intergenerational Resource Management: The Role of Information on Resource Exploitation and Behavioral Dynamics in Common Pool Resource Use.
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