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, 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:

Does the age we become parents make us skip the ballot box… or just bedtime?
Do crime-related news stories actually influence how we vote?
Who chooses to enter the public sector knowing they could steal… and why do we hire them?

When I’m not trying to make sense of chaos (spoiler: chaos wins), I am the Teaching Assistant for the following courses: Introduction to Behavioral Economics, Game Theory, Political Economy, and Microeconomics. Basically, I try to explain complex concepts 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.”
Funny how obvious it seems once you notice it, right?

latest news

Jul 31, 2025	Today, my Research Fellowship at the Deparment of Economics at the University of Bologna has come to an end, as well as my role as Research Fellows’ Representative. It has been a rewarding chapter of research and professional growth.
May 09, 2025	Excited to present “Crime Perceptions and Voting Behavior: Evidence from Individual Data” (joint with Giovanni Prarolo) at the BoMoPaV Economics Meeting 2025, on May 28 at the “Marco Biagi” Department of Economics (UniMORE). Many thanks to Orestis Troumpounis—I’m looking forward to his discussion and insights.
Dec 16, 2024	Proud to announce my election as the Research Fellows’ Representative on the Department Council at the Department of Economics, University of Bologna. I ran a fierce campaign against no one and won with unanimous support.