Iannotta Gabriele

Research fellow

Gabriele Iannotta is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Politecnico di Milano, Department of Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Catholic University of Milan. His work focuses on behavioral and experimental economics, with a particular interest in how education shapes preferences, attitudes, and decision-making.

Career

PHD: Economics, Catholic University of Milan

Master of Science: Economics, University of Florence

Research

He currently conducts research on socio-emotional learning (SEL) and financial education, using randomized evaluations and experimental methods to study how schools can foster skills such as self-regulation, patience, and financial competence. His projects involve collaborations with institutions such as the Bank of Italy and the European Commission.

Selected Publications

  1. It’s never too late to be financially literate: Evaluating a financial education intervention for adults in Italy (Published in The Journal of Consumer Affairs, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1111/joca.12592)
  2. Gli studi sulle competenze socioemotive nella letteratura di economia dell’istruzione: un quadro d’insieme (Published in Istituzioni scolastiche e sviluppo delle competenze socioemotive. Modelli di riferimento, esperienze italiane e prospettive, Guerini Next, 2023, pp. 39–54, https://re.public.polimi.it/handle/11311/1287709)
  3. Cosa sappiamo degli effetti degli interventi di educazione finanziaria (Published in L’educazione finanziaria in Italia. Stato dell’arte, sperimentazioni, prospettive, Erickson, 2022, pp. 147–166, https://re.public.polimi.it/handle/11311/1287680)

Grants, awards and Honours

Community service