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Nicola Lacetera

Full Professor

Department of Economics

Academic discipline: ECON-02/A Economic Policy

Research

Keywords: Behavioral economics Experimental economics Social economics Ethics and economics Health economics

Main research themes



The ethical and social support of markets and economic activities

 What determines support or aversion to compensation for blood, plasma, and kidney donors?

Should a patient's economic status be considered when determining permission for assisted suicide?

What determines support for regulating the prices of certain goods and services?

 

Altruistic behaviors

 How to motivate people to donate blood, plasma, and organs?

 

Discrimination and inclusion

 How to reduce gender differences in competition for top positions?

What determines attitudes towards migrants? And can they change?

 

Psychology, culture, and economics

 What are the effects of certain cognitive biases on the functioning of certain markets and industrial sectors?

Is there a relationship between scientific discoveries and cultural change? H

How are the rules of the academic community and economic motivations reconciled in the conduct of scientific research?

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