Marco Casari

Marco Casari is Professor of Economics at the University of Bologna, where he also directs the Bologna Laboratory for Experiments in Social Sciences. His research lies at the intersection of experimental and behavioral economics, environmental economics, and institutional economics, with a focus on cooperation, climate change, and the governance of common resources.

Casari earned his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology. He held academic positions at Purdue University, the Autonomous University of Barcelona, the Ohio State University, and has been a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University.

He has received grants from the European Research Council, the Italian Ministry of Education, and several foundations. His work has appeared in leading journals such as Econometrica, American Economic Review, Journal of the European Economic Association, and PNAS. Beyond research, he has played key roles in academic service, including directing doctoral and undergraduate programs at Bologna, and serving on editorial boards.