Francesco Capozza

Francesco Capozza is a Research Fellow at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center, affiliated with the Information, Incentives, and Inequality research group since 2024. Previously, he served in the Economics of Change research unit (2023-2024). He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam (2023), an M.Phil from Tinbergen Institute (2019), an M.Sc. from Barcelona School of Economics (2017), and a B.A. from University of Trento (2016).

Research Focus

Dr. Capozza's interdisciplinary research integrates behavioral economics with public policy analysis. His primary investigations examine mental health economics, political economy frameworks, and machine learning applications in social science. Current projects explore how information interventions affect decision-making in cybersecurity, mental health utilization, and political preference formation.

Publication Trends

His recent articles demonstrate a consistent focus on experimental methodologies applied to behavioral economics. Dominant themes include cognitive mechanisms in decision-making, mental health interventions, and socioeconomic behavior analysis. Methodologically, his work emphasizes field experiments and machine learning techniques to study real-world economic behaviors.

Awards & Recognition

• CESifo Distinguished Award in Public Economics (2024)

Research Leadership

Dr. Capozza leads significant experimental research including a Netherlands-based RCT on mental health literacy among university students (AEA RCTR-0008406), funded through Erasmus University. His grants include RSF Small Grant BE and URPP 'Equality of Opportunities' funding for welfare economics research.