Matteo Motterlini

Matteo Motterlini studied philosophy, economics and cognitive sciences in Milan (University), London (London School of Economics) and Pittsburgh (Carnegie Mellon University). He teaches a set of these things at UniSR, where he is full professor of philosophy of science, and he directs the CRESA, Research Center for Experimental and Applied Epistemology. He has written various articles and books, including Charlie Brown's Psychoeconomics (Rizzoli, Milan 2015); Mental Traps (Rizzoli, Milan, 2008) and Emotional Economics (Rizzoli, Milan, 2006), translated into Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. His current research investigates the neurobiological basis of human rationality through the study of the neural correlates of decision-making processes in economic and financial contexts, with particular attention to the role of emotions, regret, and social learning. In parallel, he designs and experiments ways in which the results of behavioral economics and neuroeconomics can inform more effective and evidence-based public policies.