Marco Ottaviani

Marco Ottaviani is a Full Professor of Economics at Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, where he teaches Managerial Economics at the SDA Bocconi MBA program and Information Economics at the PhD level. He previously served as Dean for Research (2016-2018) and has held academic positions at University College London, London Business School, and Kellogg School of Management.

• Education:
  • Bocconi University (1992)
  • PhD in Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1996)

His research focuses on information and incentive problems at the intersection of organizational economics, industrial organization, regulation, and finance. Recent work includes prediction markets, regulation of information intermediaries, publication bias, and approval regulation design. His publications span journals like Econometrica, Management Science, and the Quarterly Journal of Economics.

Scientific Awards

• Excellence in Research Award - Bocconi University (2022-2024)
• Robert F. Lanzillotti Prize (2009)
• European Research Council Grant (2012) for EVALIDEA project