21 Mar 2017 What we are Certain about Uncertainty The ERC project of Massimo Marinacci wants to propose sophisticated models that allow to introduce the concept of uncertainty into economic models
20 Mar 2017 Great Expectations for Great Objectives The ERC project of Eliana La Ferrara investigates situations in which disadvantaged people quit chasing possible goals because they consider them unachievable
17 Mar 2017 The Psychology of Economic Behavior The ERC project of Nicola Gennaioli is based on a fundamental cognitive principal: our opinions are excessively influenced by irregular information and aspects
17 Mar 2017 Even Distorted Choices can be Rational The ERC project of Simone CerreiaVioglio wants to develop a model of where a random choice is made because of a conscious decision to randomize
16 Mar 2017 At the Birth of Maritime Insurance The ERC project of Maristella Botticini will analyse thousands of contracts stipulated in Medieval Italy to understand how the insurance market was born
15 Mar 2017 How to Communicate Climate Science The ERC project of Valentina Bosetti analyses the distortions which come into play when policymakers have to interpret complex information regarding climate change