Marco Catola

About me

Hi and welcome to my page!

I am a tenure-track Assistant Professor (RTT) in Economics at the Department of Law, University of Pisa.

My work combines theory, experiments, and – more recently – simulations to study economic behaviour and policy design.

My research lies in Applied Game Theory, with a focus on:

I am part of MAPS, a Horizon Europe project exploring policy pathways for sustainable and equitable wellbeing.

Apr 2026 — New working paper with Silvia Leoni and Andrea Caravaggio. Link
Apr 2026 — New working paper with Silvia Leoni. Link
Aug 2025 — New publication: “Curbing energy consumption through voluntary quotas: Experimental evidence”, with Nicola Campigotto, Simone D’Alessandro, Pietro Guarnieri and Lorenzo Spadoni, in Energy Economics. Link.
Apr 2025 — Received the Italian National Scientific Qualification (ASN) for Associate Professor in sectors 13/A1, 13/A2, and 13/A3.