Professor Daniel Sgroi is a Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick's Department of Economics since 2007. From 2025, he will serve as Deputy Head of Department (Research). Previously, he held roles at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford. He coordinates the Experimental and Behavioural Economics Research Group and leads interdisciplinary initiatives like the Collective Decision-Making and Culture Lab, involving global researchers. His work focuses on behavioral economics, including social capital, subjective well-being, and collective action. He has been affiliated with the Alan Turing Institute, IZA, and the World Wellbeing Panel. His research attracted extensive media coverage, including BBC interviews and Economist features. He holds a DPhil from Oxford and has numerous academic qualifications including MPhil and MA degrees. Education: DPhil (Economics), University of Oxford (2000) MPhil (Economics), University of Oxford (1998) BA (Economics), University of Cambridge (1995) His research explores how cognitive biases, cultural norms, and institutional frameworks influence economic behavior. Notable areas include the role of mindfulness in decision-making, the impact of social capital on governance, and analyzing national well-being through music and text data. He has pioneered methodologies like using digitized books and music to measure historical mood trends. His recent work examines collective action dilemmas across cultures, the ethics of organ donation markets, and the interplay between happiness and workplace productivity. He has supervised collaborative projects on topics ranging from climate change behavior to the sunk cost fallacy. Labs/Teams: Collective Decision-Making and Culture Lab (71 researchers across 6 continents), Experimental and Behavioural Economics Research Group.
