Stefano DellaVigna (born June 19, 1973) is an Italian economist and the Daniel E. Koshland, Sr. Distinguished Professor of Economics and Professor of Business Administration at the

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. Born in

Como Como (, ; lmo, Còmm, label= Comasco , or ; lat, Novum Comum; rm, Com; french: Côme) is a city and '' comune'' in Lombardy, Italy. It is the administrative capital of the Province of Como. Its proximity to Lake Como and to the Alps ...

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, he emigrated to

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when he was 18. He joined the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley in 2002, after receiving his Ph.D. from

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. His research focuses on

behavioral economics Behavioral economics studies the effects of psychological, cognitive, emotional, cultural and social factors on the decisions of individuals or institutions, such as how those decisions vary from those implied by classical economic theory. ...

, and he is a co-director of the Initiative for Behavioral Economics and Finance. He has published studies on the effects of

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on voter behavior, the effects of violent films on

violent crime A violent crime, violent felony, crime of violence or crime of a violent nature is a crime in which an offender or perpetrator uses or threatens to use harmful force upon a victim. This entails both crimes in which the violent act is the objecti ...

rates, and the response of

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investors to corporate announcements of disappointing earnings. In 2021 he was named a

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* {{Italy-economist-stub 1973 births Italian economists Living people Italian emigrants to the United States Haas School of Business faculty Bocconi University alumni Harvard University alumni Econometricians People from Como Sloan Research Fellows Behavioral economists Fellows of the Econometric Society