Umberto Garfagnini

Umberto Garfagnini is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Economics, University of Surrey. He holds a PhD in Managerial Economics and Strategy from the Kellogg School of Management (2011) and a BSc in Economics and Finance from Bocconi University (2005). His research focuses on microeconomic theory, experimental economics, and information economics, exploring topics such as higher-order learning and organizational decision-making. Recent work includes a 2024 study on how repeated information influences decision-making. He teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in financial economics and microeconomics.

Education:

• BSc in Economics and Finance, Bocconi University (2005)
• PhD in Managerial Economics and Strategy, Kellogg School of Management (2011)

Research emphasizes experimental methods to study strategic behavior, information processing, and organizational dynamics. No awards are explicitly listed, but his work has been published in journals like Experimental Economics and Quantitative Economics.

Teaching responsibilities include ECO2061 - Fundamentals of Financial Economics and ECOM020 - Microeconomics.