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I am Assistant Professor (RTT) at the Mercatorum University and Research fellow at CESifo (Economics of Digitization Area) and CEIS -Tor Vergata.
My academic journey began at the University of Rome Tor Vergata, where I earned my PhD in Economics in April 2018 and, I later contributed as a postdoctoral researcher until May 2024.
I obtained the National Scientific Qualification (Abilitazione Scientifica Nazionale) as an Associate Professor in the scientific sectors 13/A1 (Economia Politica - 2023-2035) and 13/A2 (Politica Economica - 2025-2037).
RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Applied Microeconomics: Health, Environmental, Media, Experimental Economics.
Methods: Causal Inference Techniques, Field Experiment, Text Analysis.
Sept. 2025: "Fallout and Health: Chernobyl's Legacy, Early-Life Exposure, and Protective Behavior" - forthcoming Journal of Public Economics
w/ Joanna KopiskaJuly 2025: "Nudging Toward Climate Adaptation. A Field Experiment on Informational Strategies in Organic Food Markets" - Conditionally accepted Journal of Environmental Economics and Management
w/ C. Castaldo, G. Pallante, and A. Palma
March 2025: Expert Volunteer - Gender Commission of the Italian Economic Association (2025 - )
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