Matilde Giaccherini
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I am an Assistant Professor (RTT) at the Mercatorum University and a CESifo Research Affiliate (Economics of Digitization Area). My academic journey began at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, where I earned my PhD in Economics in April 2018 and later contributed as a postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Economic and International Studies.
In December 2023, I obtained the National Scientific Qualification (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale) as an Associate Professor in the scientific sector 13/A1 (Economia Politica).
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Applied Microeconomics: Health, Environmental, Media, Experimental economics.
Methods: Causal Inference Techniques, Field Experiment, Text Analysis.
NEWS
June 2024: "Refueling a Quiet Fire: Old Truthers and New Discontent in the Wake of Covid-19" accepted in Demography
w/ Gabriele Beccari, Joanna Kopiska and Gabriele RovigattiMarch 2024 - September 2024: maternity leave
January 2024: new version of "Vax Populi: Social Costs of Online Vaccine Skepticism" CEPR wp
w/ Joanna Kopiska and Gabriele Rovigatti - old version: CESifo WP2023: "Vax Populi: Social Costs of Online Vaccine Skepticism" presented at the Women in Empirical Microeconomics Conference 2023, AEA-ASSA 2023 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, EEA-ESEM Barcelona 2023 and has been accepted to take part in the WinE Retreat
April 2020 - October 2020: maternity leave
May 2019: winner of the EIEF GRANT 2018 "Vax Populi: Social Costs of Fake-News on Childhood Vaccines"
w/ Joanna Kopiska
