Stefano DellaVigna

Stefano DellaVigna is the Daniel E. Koshland, Sr. Distinguished Professor of Economics and Professor of Business Administration at the University of California, Berkeley. He serves as Department Chair and co-director of the Initiative for Behavioral Economics and Finance.

• Ph.D. in Economics, Harvard University (2002)

His research spans Behavioral Economics, Media Economics, and Field Experiments, with focus areas including:

• Model-based experimental design
• Media influence on political behavior
• Limited attention in economic decision-making
• Reference-dependent preferences
• Social pressure in charitable contexts
• Editorial and peer review biases

Recent publications analyze spatial correlation in experimental data, gender recognition gaps, and decision time in expert judgments. His work appears in top journals like American Economic Review, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Econometrica.

Scientific distinctions include:

• NSF Grant (2004-07)
• Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship (2008-10)
• UC Berkeley Distinguished Teaching Award (2008)

He has served as co-editor of the Journal of the European Economic Association (2009-13) and contributed to Science and Handbook of Behavioral Economics. Current projects address policy diffusion, journal editorial choices, and behavioral finance.