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 at the University of Bologna.

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

At the moment, I’m in the thrilling limbo of academia: waiting for the reviews of my Ph.D. thesis (defense scheduled for January) while exploring new research ideas and job opportunities.

Mainwhile—when I’m not trying to make sense of chaos (spoiler: chaos always wins)—I am the Teaching Assistant for the following courses: Industrial Economics, Econometrics, Political Economy, and Python for Economists. Basically, I try to explain complex concepts and codes using unlikely metaphors and fake confidence.

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?
“There is no point in using the word “impossible” to describe something that has clearly happened.¹”
Funny how obvious it seems once you notice it, right?

¹ Douglas Adams — Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency