Scientific leadership
Matteo Ploner
Lab Director, Full Professor of Economics
He directs CEEL and coordinates the scientific activity of the laboratory. His research interests include altruistic behavior and behavioral finance.
People
The people of CEEL
Founders, scientific leadership, lab management, permanent staff, and affiliated members of the Cognitive and Experimental Economics Laboratory.
An interdisciplinary community
CEEL operates within the Department of Economics and Management of the University of Trento and brings together economists, psychologists, and researchers working with experimental and behavioral methods.
This page gathers the profiles of those who coordinate the laboratory, manage its technical infrastructure, and contribute to CEEL research, training, and collaborative activity.
Activity section
For the research program, workshops, infrastructure, and working papers, visit the dedicated section.
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Technical responsibility
Paolo Leoni
Lab Manager
He oversees laboratory operations, software programming, technical support for experimental sessions, and the implementation of custom tools for CEEL projects.
Scientific leadership
Luigi Mittone
Former Lab Director, Professor of Economics
He played a central role in CEEL’s development as an infrastructure for experimental research and remains a key figure in the laboratory’s scientific history.
Founders
Massimo Egidi
Founder, Professor of Economics
Founder of CEEL and a key contributor to the development of experimental economics in Italy.
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Axel Leijonhufvud
Founder, Professor Emeritus
Founder of CEEL, Professor Emeritus at UCLA and the University of Trento.
Permanent staff
Sandro Casal
Associate Professor
His work focuses on altruistic behavior and behavioral finance.
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Lucia Savadori
Associate Professor of Psychology
Her research deals with risk and decision making.
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Marco Faillo
Associate Professor
He works on economic theories of institutions, organizations, and norms.
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Simone Cerroni
Associate Professor of Agricultural Economics
Active across DEM and C3A, he contributes to CEEL research activity.
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Roberta Raffaelli
Professor of Agricultural Economics
Professor at the University of Trento DEM and member of CEEL.
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Luciano Andreozzi
Associate Professor of Economics
University of Trento, Department of Economics and Management.
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Dominique Cappelletti
Researcher
University of Verona, Department of Economics.
Giuseppe Danese
Researcher
University of Padova, Marco Fanno Department of Economics and Management.
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Azzurra Morreale
Research Fellow
LUT School of Business and Management.
Ivan Soraperra
Researcher
University of Amsterdam, CREED.