Francesco Capozza, Ph.D.

Research Fields

Mental Health | Public Economics | Political Economy | Machine Learning Methods | Behavioral Economics

CV

since 2024 Research Fellow, research group Information, Incentives, Inequality, WZB

2023-2024 Research Fellow, research unit Economics of Change, WZB

2023 PhD in Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam

2019 Master of Philosophy in Economics, Tinbergen Institute

2017 Master of Science in Economics, Barcelona School of Economics

2016 Bachelor in Economics and Management, University of Trento

Selected Publications

Gonzalez-Jimenez, D., Capozza, F., Dirkmaat, T., van de Veer, E., van Druten, A., & Baillon, A. (2025). Falling and failing (to learn): Evidence from a nation-wide cybersecurity field experiment with SMEs. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 230, 106868, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106868

Artiga González, T., Capozza, F., & Granic, G. D. (2024). Can Cognitive Dissonance Theory Explain Action Induced Changes in Political Preferences?.  Journal of Economic Psychology, (105), 102774, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joep.2024.102774

Working Papers

Alabrese, E., Capozza, F., & Garg, P. (2024). Politicized Scientists: Credibility Cost of Expressing Political Opinions on Twitter.

Capozza, F. (2024). Beliefs about the Gender Gap in Salary Negotiation. (RR Experimental Economics) [AEA RCTR-0008406]

Capozza, F., Bolotnyy V., & George S. (2024). Mental Health, News Consumption, and Polarization. (Conditionally Accepted Journal of Development Economics)

Capozza, F., & Srinivasan, K. (2024). Who Should Get Money? Estimating Welfare Weights in the U.S.  (Rej Resubmit American Economic Review) [Funded by RSF Small Grant BE, URPP 'Equality of Opportunities' [AEA RCTR-0008372], Winner of CESifo Distinguished Award in Public Economics 2024] 

Acampora, M., Capozza, F., & Moghani, V. (2023). Mental Health Literacy, Beliefs and Demand for Mental Health Support among University Students. (Under Review) [AEA RCTR-0008406]

Capozza, F., Haaland, I., Roth, C., & Wohlfart, J. (2022). Recent Advances in Studies of News Consumption. 

For full list, see CV.