Matteo Maria Marini

Matteo Maria Marini is a Research Fellow at the Department of Economics, University of Bologna, where he is affiliated with the BLESS Mobile Lab. He specializes in behavioral science using experimental methods to investigate financial decision-making, public economics, and methodological research in meta-science.

Research Focus

His research spans four interconnected domains:

• Behavioral & Experimental Economics: Investigating emotions, cooperation dynamics, tax compliance, Tullock contests, prosocial behavior, and nudge interventions
• Behavioral & Experimental Finance: Examining individual risk/uncertainty preferences, sustainable finance, forecasting accuracy, and asset market behavior
• Meta-analysis Methodologies: Developing approaches for aggregate data, individual participant data, and internal meta-analyses
• Meta-science: Studying population, design, and analytical heterogeneity in social sciences

His publication trends show consistent focus on meta-analytical approaches applied to experimental economics and finance, with recent emphasis on cross-cultural comparisons, threshold public goods, and professional decision-making.

Professional Activities

Marini teaches PhD-level courses including Experimental Economics and Meta-analysis across European institutions. He serves as peer reviewer for leading journals including Economic Journal and Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. His institutional collaborations include the BLESS Mobile Lab at Bologna.