Marco Faravelli

Associate Professor Marco Faravelli is affiliated with the School of Economics at The University of Queensland (UQ), within the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law. His primary research focuses on experimental and behavioral economics, political economy, and public economics. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh and has held academic positions at UQ since 2010 and previously at the University of St Andrews (2007–2010). Faravelli has secured significant grants, including ARC Discovery Projects and UQ-funded research initiatives. His work explores topics such as voting behavior, electoral systems, and public good funding mechanisms through experimental methods. Key achievements include studies on costly voting, gender barriers in political candidacy, and fair resource allocation during crises. He also contributes to academic leadership, serving on committees for research and seminars at UQ.

Education: Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Economics from the University of Edinburgh, and a Laurea in Economics from Università di Milano Bicocca. His research has been published in top journals like Economic Journal, Games and Economic Behavior, and Journal of Public Economic Theory. Awards include UQ Early Career Researcher Grant and fellowships from his alma maters. Faravelli’s grants and collaborations address pressing issues like water pollution market design and electoral system efficiency.

Research Interests: Experimental methods, voting behavior, political participation, public good provision, and behavioral decision-making. His recent work investigates how social preferences and contextual factors influence political and economic choices, with a focus on designing fair and effective institutions.