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• Tel: 0116 252 3371
• Email: fa148@le.ac.uk
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Biography

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Research Interests

• Information Economics
• Applied and Evolutionary Game Theory
• Financial Economics

PhD Supervision

I am looking to supervise students in the following areas: Information Economics, Evolution of Preferences and Social Norms, Theory of Corporate Finance. My current research mainly focuses on the evolution of social norms. I am particularly interested in the co-evolution of norms and institutions and intergenerational transmission of values/norms.

Teaching

To be announced

Administrative Responsibilities

To be announced

Most Recent Publications

• (2010) "Competition and the signaling role of prices", (with L. Deidda) International Journal of Industrial Organization, forthcoming.
• (2009) "Why do parents socialize their children to behave pro-socially? An information-based theory", (with S. Sonderegger) Journal of Public Economics, 93 (11-12)  pp. 1119-1124.
• (2009) "Price Signaling and the Strategic Benefits of Price Rigidities" (with L.G. Deidda) Games and Economic Behavior, 67(2) pp. 335-350.
• (2009) "The inflationary consequences of a currency changeover on the catering sector: Evidence from the Michelin Red Guide" (with G. Marini and P. Scaramozzino). Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 71 (1). pp. 111-133.
• (2005) "Does the Digital Divide Matter? The Role of Information and Communication Technology in Cross-Country Level and Growth Estimates." (with L. Becchetti) Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 14 (6). pp. 435-453.
• (2005) "Observed and "Fundamental" Price-Earning Ratios: A Comparative Analysis of High-Tech Stock Evaluation in the US and in Europe." (with M. Bagella and L. Becchetti) Journal of International Money and Finance, 24 (4). pp. 549-581.
• (2004) "Do high-tech stock prices revert to their 'fundamental' value?'" (with L. Becchetti) Applied Financial Economics, 14 (7) . pp. 461-476.