Francesco Capozza

Dr. Francesco Capozza is a Researcher at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center within the Economics of Change unit and holds a Distinguished CESifo Affiliate position in the Behavioral Economics research area. His institutional affiliations combine Germany's premier social science research institute with CESifo's international economics network.

His research spans Behavioral Economics, Public Economics, and Political Economy with emphasis on psychological drivers of economic decisions. Recent work investigates credibility costs of scientists' political Twitter activity, gender gap perceptions in salary negotiations, U.S. welfare weight estimation, news consumption dynamics, and cognitive dissonance effects on political preferences. This interdisciplinary portfolio bridges economics, psychology, and political science through experimental and empirical methodologies.

Dr. Capozza's publication trajectory shows consistent output in high-impact venues like CESifo Working Papers, with a marked increase in collaborative research since 2022. His work demonstrates strong relevance to contemporary issues including social media's impact on scientific credibility, gender equity in labor markets, and behavioral foundations of policy design. The research exhibits methodological diversity while maintaining focus on how cognitive and social factors shape economic behavior in political contexts.