federico_atzori.phd

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behavioral_science & economics

pronunciation: /feˈdeːriko aˈzoːri/

*surname refers to an ancient village in the Judicate of Cagliari

"An economist who enjoys putting people in weird decision-making situations, building oTree experiments that are way more complex than they need to be, and running everything on servers that only crash at the worst possible moment."

I'm a behavioral scientist who studies how people actually behave when they face incentives, norms, and strategic interactions. Over the years, I've worked with lab (yes, also programming skills) and field experiments to unpack the mechanics of human cooperation and conflict. My compass sits between Microeconomics, Game Theory, Behavioral and Experimental Economics, driven by a stubborn curiosity for how social norms emerge, shape choices, and sometimes tilt the entire game.

current_affiliations


origin.location

→ google_earth

Sardinia (/sɑːrˈdɪniə) — second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily. Inhabited since the Paleolithic era (~20,000-10,000 years ago). For some, the mythical Atlantis.

research.output

research_interests:

Behavioral & experimental economics → social norms, pro-social behaviors, risk attitudes, civil economy, gender, religion
Microeconomics → game theory
Sociology → economic sociology, embeddedness, social capital, informal economy
Psychology → economic psychology, groups & organizations

publications.working_papers

title authors repo
Creative Minds in the Age of AI Atzori F., Corazzini L., Guarnieri A. (2025) CRENoS
When Giving Justifies Gambling Ballicu G., Atzori F., Pelligra V. (2025) SSRN
Identifying Electricity Consumption Patterns Atzori F., Corazzini L., Guerzoni M., Mantovani M. (2025) GRINS
Under Big Gods' Eyes Atzori F., Ballicu G., Pelligra V. (2025) CRENoS
Framed Norms Atzori F., Pelligra V. (2024) CRENoS