Marco M. Ottaviani

Prof. Marco M. Ottaviani is Professor of Economics at Università Bocconi, Fellow at the Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research, and Research Fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research.

His research applies microeconomic theory and game theory to information economics, market design, and industrial organization. Groundbreaking contributions include rediscovering Émile Borel's pioneering game-theoretic analysis of parimutuel betting markets.

Recent publications examine incentive structures in clinical trial registration and information aggregation in prediction markets. His work connects economic theory with practical market mechanisms across diverse applications.