Valeria Fanghella

Valeria Fanghella serves as an Assistant Professor at EDHEC Business School within the Faculty of Data Science, Economics & Finance. Her research focuses on behavioral and environmental economics, specifically investigating household decision-making processes in energy contexts through rigorous experimental and econometric methodologies.

Her educational foundation includes a PhD in Economics from the University of Trento, followed by academic affiliation at Grenoble Ecole de Management prior to her current position at EDHEC.

Professor Fanghella's research program centers on behavioral economics, experimental methodology, environmental valuation, and energy economics. She examines how psychological factors like beliefs and social comparisons influence climate change mitigation behaviors, as demonstrated in her 2025 Journal of Environmental Economics and Management publication. Her work bridges theoretical economic principles with practical policy applications, emphasizing causal inference through carefully designed experiments and observational studies.

Her teaching responsibilities include Quantitative Methods for Business at EDHEC, where she translates her research expertise into practical analytical skills for students. Her publication record demonstrates consistent output in top-tier journals from 2020 through 2025, reflecting active engagement in environmental economics research.

Her institutional affiliations include:

• Current: Assistant Professor, EDHEC Business School (Faculty of Data Science, Economics & Finance)
• Previous: Research affiliation, Grenoble Ecole de Management

Professor Fanghella maintains active research collaborations across environmental economics, with her recent work contributing significantly to understanding behavioral drivers of sustainable energy consumption.