2002 -  Ph.D. in Economics, University of Arizona

                        Minor: Psychology

Title: “Experiments on Interactive Economic Behavior” [Abstract]

Dissertation Committee: James C. Cox (Advisor), Amnon Rapoport, Stanley Reynolds, Lee Ryan, Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini

2001 - Master of Arts in Economics, University of Arizona

1996 - Master Degree Analysis and Management of Science and Technology

                          University Carlos III, Madrid, Spain

1995 - Degree in Economics, Magna cum Laude. University of Rome “La Sapienza”

Final Thesis: “Empirical patterns of consumption and theoretical models: conjectures on behavioral procedures of heterogeneous agents”

                      Supervisors: Pier Carlo Padoan and Giovanni Dosi

My research experience, including my current situation as post-doctoral research fellow (“assegnista di ricerca”) at the Department of Economics of the University of Siena is characterized by an ongoing curiosity with and concern for experimental economics, behavioral economics, decision theory and neuroscience. I study human behaviors emerging from the interplay of cognitive and emotional systems. My research agenda includes two main projects. The first one concerns the role of emotions in social and individual decision making, and the second is aimed at investigating the relational complexity in social interaction.

“The involvement of the orbitofrontal cortex in the experience of regret”

Camille, N., Coricelli, G., Sallet, J., Pradat, P., Duhamel, JR, and Sirigu, A., Science, Vol. 304, Issue 5674, pp. 1167-1170, 21 May 2004.

[Abstract] [PDF] [Supplementary material]

Press released: Le Monde, Il Corriere della Sera, New York Times

“Theory-of-Mind Mechanism in Personal Exchange”

Coricelli, G., McCabe, K.A. and Smith V.L. (2000). Affective Minds. Elsevier Science Publishers, pp. 249-259.

[Abstract] [PDF]

“Partner selection in public goods experiments”

Coricelli, G., Fehr, D., and Fellner, G. (2004). Journal of Conflict Resolution, Vol. 48 N 3, June 2004, pp. 356-378.

[Abstract] [PDF]

February-December 2003 – Chercheurs associe estranger, Institut des Sciences Cognitives, CNRS, Bron, France

September-December 2002 –  Research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Research into Economic Systems. Strategic Interaction Group. Jena, Germany

June 2001-January 2002 – Research fellow at the Centre for Experimental Economics (EXEC), Department of Economics and Related Studies, University of York, UK

1999-2002 –  Research assistant, Economic Science Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson

1997-1998 – Visiting Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Economic Science Laboratory (ESL), University of Arizona, Tucson. Advisor: Vernon L. Smith

January-July 1997 –  Research fellow at ISPE (Istituto di Studi per la Programmazione Economica), Rome. Public Policy Department, Microsimulation Unit

- Lecturer Experimental Economics, ESL University of Arizona, 2000

- Lecturer Game Theory and Experimental Economics, Doctoral program in economics, University of Siena, 2001

- Lecturer Theory of Mind and Autism, University of Arizona, 2001

- Instructor Econ201B, Macroeconomics. Spring 2001, University of Arizona

- Instructor Statistical Economics (“Contabilita` Macroeconomica”), University of Siena, 2002-2003

- “Theory of Mind Mechanism in Personal Exchange.” Department of Economics, University of Siena, November 2000

- “Strategic Interaction in Iterated Zero-sum Games.” Max Planck Institute for Research into Economic Systems, Jena, Germany, November 2001

-“Multi-level Contests: Within Group Conflict and Between Groups Competition.” Max Planck Institute for Research into Economic Systems, Jena, Germany, December 2002

- “Theorie de l’Esprit et Psycholpathologie”. Colloque des Confrontations Psychiatriques. Lyon, September 26, 2003

- “The emotions of regret and disappointment”. University of Tilburg, Holland, October 2003

- “Endogenous partner selection in public goods experiments.” Groupe d'Analyse et de Théorie Economique (GATE) CNRS UMR 5824 - Université Lyon 2. Lyon, October 13, 2003

- “The role of ventromedian cortex in experiencing regret.” Workshop on Modelling of Prefrontal Function. Trieste, Italy, 15-18 October 2003

- “How the brain evaluates and predicts monetary rewards.” 6^th Workshop in Applied Game Theory: The Brain, Rationality, and Economics. University of Hamburg, December 2003

- Erasmus Program Scholarship from the UE, academic year 1994-95, University Complutense, Madrid

- Graduate assistantship from the University Carlos III, Madrid, 1995-96

- Fellowship from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” 1997-98

- Fellow, Economics Science Laboratory Graduate Student Workshop, summer, 1997

- George Coleman Award for the 1999-2000 academic year

- Graduate assistantship (research and teaching assistant) from the University of Arizona, 1998-2002

- Grant from the Economic Science Laboratory, University of Arizona, 2001-2002

- National Science Foundation (grant number SES9818561)

- Grant from EU-TMR Research Network ENDEAR

- “Systemes complexes en SHS”, Grant from CNRS and Ministere de la Recherche, 2003-2004. Title of the project: “Relational Complexity”.

- Multi-level Contests: Within Group Conflict and Between Groups Competition. With Anna Gunnthorsdottir, Australian Graduate School of Management, Australia

- Sequential Single Call Markets: An experimental test of Clower’s dual theory. With John Hey, University of York, and  Daniela Di Cagno, LUISS, Rome, Italy

- Counterfactual thinking in frontal lobe patients. With Marcel Zeelenberg, Tilburg University, Holland.

- Somatic Marker hypothesis revisited. With Angela Sirigu and Mateus Joffily CNRS, France

- Guessing in the brain: An fMRI study of deep reasoning. With Rosemarie Nagel, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain

- The neural basis of pro-social behavior. With Angela Sirigu and Mateus Joffily, CNRS, France

- Cognitive and neural mechanism underlying relational complexity. With Angela Sirigu, Giovanna Devetag and Giulio Bottazzi

Institut des Sciences Cogntives, CNRS, Bron, France

Experimental Economics Laboratory University of Siena (LabSi)

Economic Science Association, since 1998

Human Behavior and Evolution Society

EXEC University of York, UK, 2001-2002

Cognition and Neuroimaging Laboratories University of Arizona, 1999-2002

Economic Science Laboratory, University of Arizona, 1998-2002

Published or in press

Coricelli, G., McCabe, K.A. and Smith V.L. (2000). “Theory-of-Mind Mechanism in Personal Exchange.” Affective Minds. Elsevier Science Publishers, pp. 249-259.

Coricelli, G., and Luini, L. (2003). “Double Moral Hazard: an Experiment on Warranties.” Economic, Management and Financial Markets, N.2, October, pp. 7-25.

Camille, N., Coricelli, G., Sallet, J., Pradat, P., Duhamel, JR, and Sirigu, A. “The involvement of the orbitofrontal cortex in the experience of regret.

” Science, Vol. 304, Issue 5674, pp. 1167-1170, 21 May 2004.

Coricelli, G., Fehr, D., and Fellner, G. (2004). “Partner selection in public goods experiments”.  Journal of Conflict Resolution. June 2004.

Coricelli, G., (2004). “Two-levels of mental states attribution: from automaticity to voluntariness”. Neuropsychologia (In Press, July 2004).

Coricelli, G., Gonzales-Morales, L. and Mahlstedt, A. (2004). “The investment game with asymmetric information”. Metroeconomica (Under revision).

Coricelli, G. (2004). “Strategic Interaction in Iterated Zero-sum Games”. Homo Oeconomicus (In Press).

Coricelli, G., Gonzales Morales, L., and Mahlstedt, A. (2002). “Trust and Reciprocity under asymmetric information.” Quaderni del Dipartimento d’Economia Politica, Universita` degli Studi di Siena, September 2002, N. 367.

Coricelli, G. (2002). “Sequence matters: An experimental study of the effects of experiencing positive and negative reciprocity.” Quaderni del Dipartimento d’Economia Politica, Universita` degli Studi di Siena, November 2002, N. 369.

Büchner, S., Coricelli, G., and Greiner, B (2003). “New experimental results on the solidarity game”. Max-Planck Institute for Research into Economic Systems, N^o30-2003.

Submitted

Coricelli, G. “Reciprocity-based emotions: An experimental study.” (Submitted).

Büchner, S., Coricelli, G., and Greiner, B. “Solidarity in an experimental helping game”. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization (Submitted).

“Double Moral Hazard: an Experiment on Warranties.” Paper presented at the“5^th Annual Italian Meeting of Experimental Economics”, Trento, June 6-7 1997.

McCabe, K.A., Coricelli, G., K., Houser, D., Ryan, L., Smith, V.L, and Trouard, T. (2000). “Frontal Lobe Function in Two-person Exchange.” NeuroImage Human Brain Mapping 2000 Meeting. Poster N. 101.

-Cognition, Emotion, and Rational Choice. UCLA. 7-8 April 2000.

“Theory of Mind Mechanism in Personal Exchange.” Workshop on Cognitive Economics. Turin, November 15-18, 2000.

“Strategic Interaction in Iterated Zero-sum Games.” ESA meeting Barcelona, June 2001.

-Economic Science Association North American Regional Conference, Tucson, November 1-4 2001.

“Trust and reciprocity under asymmetric information.” CEEL, 5^th session workshop Experimental Economics, Siena, May 2-3, 2002.

“Reciprocity-based emotions: An experimental study.” European Economic Science Association (ESA) meeting 2002. Strasbourg September 2002.

“Strategic interaction in conflict games.” Workshop on Applied Game Theory WAGT3, April 2003.

“The role of orbitofrontal cortex in experiencing regret”. Decision-making perspectives of experimental economics and psychology. Trento 16-17 2003.

-Sixth IBRO World Congress of Neuroscience, Prague, July 10-15, 2003.

-Economic Science Association (ESA). Erfurt, Germany, September 18-21, 2003.

-“The role of emotions in social interaction: Reciprocity based emotions”, Associazione Italiana di Scienze Cognitive, AISC, Ivrea, Italy, 18-20 March 2004.

“Double Moral Hazard: an Experiment on Warranties.” With Luini L., Economic, Management and Financial Markets, N.2, October, pp. 7-25. [PDF]

“Strategic Interaction in Iterated Zero-sum Games.” University of Arizona. (2001). http://w3.arizona.edu/~econ/working_papers/coricelli.pdf

“Trust and Reciprocity under asymmetric information.” With Gonzales Morales, L., and Mahlstedt, A. Quaderni del Dipartimento d’Economia Politica, Universita` degli Studi di Siena, September 2002, N. 367. http://www.econpol.unisi.it/ab_quaderni/ab367.html

“Sequence matters: An experimental study of the effects of experiencing positive and negative reciprocity.” Quaderni del Dipartimento d’Economia Politica, Universita` degli Studi di Siena, November 2002, N. 369. http://www.econ-pol.unisi.it/ab_quaderni/ab369.html

“Partner selection in public goods experiments”. With Fehr, D., and Fellner, G.  Max-Planck Institute for Research into Economic Systems, N^o30-2003. [PDF]

“New experimental results on the solidarity game”. With Büchner, S. and  Greiner, B. Max-Planck Institute for Research into Economic Systems, N^o30-2003. [PDF]

Contabilita` Macroeconomica. Universita` degli Studi di Siena. 2002-2003.