Luca Congiu

Luca Congiu is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Economics and Finance, Tor Vergata University of Rome. He is also a Lecturer in Behavioral & Experimental Economics at the University of Insubria and a Research Associate at the Insubria Experimental Economics (InExEc) research center. His work focuses on behavioral and experimental economics, with a strong emphasis on public policy applications.

• Education: Ph.D. in Methods and Models for Economic Decisions (University of Insubria), M.Sc. in Global Entrepreneurship, Economics and Management (University of Insubria), B.Sc. in Organizational Sociology (University of Milan-Bicocca).

His research interests span behavioral economics, experimental economics, and public policy, particularly examining how image concerns and personality traits influence economic decisions. He employs lab and online experiments to study these dynamics.

The publications highlight his work on topics like digital nudging, circular economy biases, framing effects in risk aversion, and pro-environmental behavior measurement. These contributions integrate behavioral insights into policy design and decision-making frameworks.

No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned in the provided text. However, his role as an Editorial Board Member of Humanities and Social Sciences Communications underscores his academic engagement.

Luca has contributed to teaching courses on Game Theory (Tor Vergata) and Behavioral & Experimental Economics (University of Insubria). He previously served as Lab Manager at Bocconi University's BELSS lab and as Research Assistant at IGIER and the University of Insubria.