Nov
8
How tech influence our behavior?
As physical spaces are able to influence behaviors, also technologies shape how we evolve and [...]
Giovanna D’Adda
Giovanna d’Adda is assistant professor at University of Milan, and was formerly assistant professor at Politecnico di Milano. She holds a PhD in Economics from Bocconi University, with a thesis on natural resource conservation in developing countries, and an MSc in Development Management from LSE. During her PhD, Giovanna was a research fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, Paris School of Economics and University of Zurich. Giovanna’s research uses laboratory and field experiments to investigate key drivers of pro-social behavior, such as institutions, norms, and leadership structures.
Within COBHAM, she was responsible for the study of the role of behavioral factors in the diffusion of energy conservation practices and in the evaluation of energy efficiency programs.
She loves her bicycle and tries to be near (or on) the sea as much as she can.
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Post Published by Giovanna D'Adda
May
26
Relative social status and conformism
In this article, I tested a novel way to identify high status individuals within a community [...]
May
15
Push, Don’t Nudge
Policy interventions are generally evaluated for their direct effectiveness. Little is known [...]
May
4
Reinforcers & Punishers
If green behaviors are not properly rewarded by society or institutions, they may therefore [...]
Nov
11
There is no such thing as “built to last”
By selling efficient and long lasting L.E.D lights, industrial companies will actually be [...]
Apr
25
Myopia & discounting
I magine that a sailor sees clouds forming on the horizon, and estimates that it won’t be a [...]
Mar
2
Luxury ethics
Research shows that adding a label with information on fair labor standards increased sales of [...]
Feb
5
Jan
12
Stick to your new year’s resolutions
Individuals often fail to take an action that is in their long-run best interest, may it be [...]
Nov
30
Is information making the difference?
One of the most known strategies to nudge consumers into greener (energy) behavior is to [...]
Sep
25
Real time feedback
Massimo and Giacomo just presented some of the first results of [...]
Jul
10
The golden rules of incentives
Uri Gneezy at a recent conference summarised his research on incentives in the following golden [...]
Jun
30
I Am What I Am
The desire to conform to what other people do leads to more energy conservation if one consumes [...]
Jun
20
Behavioural spillovers and policy instruments
Here is the first paper from COBHAM research team! The paper was presented at the Third Annual [...]
May
29
Pay-as-you-go electricity
Could this be a solution just for developing countries? And what are the behavioral [...]
Apr
14
Like ripples on a pond
A very interesting and policy relevant issue is topical now in behavioral policy, as [...]
Mar
21
The Power of Habit
In The Power of Habit, award-winning New York Times business reporter Charles Duhigg takes us [...]