Massimo Marinacci is an Italian economist with contributions in decision theory. After obtaining his BA in Political Economy from Bocconi University, he earned his PhD in economics in 1996 under the supervision of Itzhak Gilboa. He currently holds the AXA-Bocconi Chair in Risk at the Department of Decision Sciences at Bocconi University.[1]
Massimo Marinacci | |
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| Citizenship | Italy |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Economics decision theory game theory applied mathematics |
| Institutions | Bocconi University University of Turin University of Bologna University of Toronto |
| Doctoral advisor | Itzhak Gilboa |
| Academic career | |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
His most influential work is on ambiguity aversion, an area in which he has published multiple papers with over 1000 citations.[2]
Marinacci has contributed to the public discussion on how uncertainty should be incorporated in decision making. For example, together with Loïc Berger, he wrote a piece in The Conversation about how decision theory could be helpful for deciding whether to implement school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Marinacci received the Polanyi Prize in 1998 for his contributions to economic science.[4] He is also a Fellow of the Econometric Society[5] and the European Economic Association.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Massimo Marinacci: Economics, Politics and Decision Sciences". SDA Bocconi. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Massimo Marinacci". Google scholar. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ Marinacci, Massimo; Berger, Lois. "Closing schools: how to make a rational decision?". The Conversation. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Polanyi Prize Winners 1987-2022". Council of Ontario Universities. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Fellows of the Econometric Society". The Econometric Society. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
- ^ "Fellows". European Economic Association. Retrieved 1 July 2024.