Andrea Amelio
Bocconi University ·
andrea.amelio@unibocconi.it
I am a Postdoctoral Researcher at Bocconi University.
In my research, I use theoretically driven experiments to investigate different topics in Behavioral Economics. Broadly, I am interested in how different features of cognition impact economic decision-making, especially through the mediation of beliefs. More specifically, I study the mechanisms through which individuals integrate new information, and how this affects economic outcomes both at the individual and aggregate levels.
Publications
Motivated Memory in Economics - A Review
Games, Special Issue on Economics of Motivated Beliefs, February 2023
(joint with F. Zimmermann)
Research
Social Learning, Behavioral Biases and Group Outcomes
I study how social learning can amplify or reduce errors in economic reasoning induced by well-known behavioral biases.
Contingent Belief Updating
We study how contingent thinking – that is, reasoning through all possible contingencies without knowing which is realized – affects belief updating.
Can Information Be Too Much? Information Source Selection and Beliefs
I study how the number of available information sources impact agents' ability to (i) select reliable sources and (ii) use their content effectively to update their beliefs.
Cognitive Uncertainty and Overconfidence
I study how awareness of one's own imprecision is related to overconfidence.