Stefano DellaVigna | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Italian |
Spouse | Ulrike Malmendier |
Academic career | |
Institution | University of California, Berkeley |
Field | Behavioral Economics |
Alma mater | Bocconi University (laurea, 1997) Harvard University (M.A., 2000; Ph.D., 2002) |
Contributions | Behavioral economics |
Awards | 2008–2010 Sloan Research Fellowship |
Information at IDEAS / RePEc |
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