Marco Rosso

Welcome to my personal website—glad you got here of your own free will (or maybe you clicked by mistake: happens to the best of us).

I’m a 5^th-year PhD candidate in Economics and a Post-Doc (yes, we still exist) at the University of Bologna.

My research interests orbit around Political Economy, Economics of Crime, Experimental Economics, and Behavioral Economics—perfect for anyone who enjoys uncomfortable questions, ethical dilemmas, and datasets that are impossible to find.

Right now, I’m trying to make sense of things like:

• Who chooses to enter the public sector knowing they could steal… and why do we hire them?
• Do crime-related news stories actually influence how we vote?
• Does Erasmus really change us? (Or just our Spotify playlists?)

When I’m not trying to make sense of chaos (spoiler: chaos wins), I work as a Teaching Assistant for courses like: Introduction to Behavioral Economics, Game Theory, Political Economy, and Microeconomics. Basically, I try to explain complex concepts using unlikely metaphors and fake confidence.

To top it off, I’m also the Representative for Research Fellows both in the Department Council and the Department Committee.. Translation: I sit through long meetings with too many slides and nod professionally.

And finally, to give meaning to this whole circus: I organize the DSE Afterwork Drinks. A monthly event where we talk about academia, life, broken dreams, and calls for proposals about to expire—though with a drink in hand, which changes everything.

My favorite quote?
“No, I’m not obsessive-compulsive. I just like to wash my hands.”
If you laughed, we might actually become friends. If not… try reading it again.