
Biography
Stefano Barbieri is Professor of Economics at Tulane University. He received his Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 2004. Before moving to the United States from Italy, Dr. Barbieri received his B.S. in economics from Bocconi University in Milan in 1998. Dr. Barbieri is interested in cooperation broadly defined. Examples of applications of his research include the behavioral basis of the decision to join a citizens’ group, the analysis of efficiency and profitability of various fundraising mechanisms, and the effects of complementarity of efforts within teams on the competition across teams. Stefano Barbieri is co-editor of Economic Inquiry and Associate Editor of the Journal of Public Economic Theory. His research has been published in journals such as the Journal of Economic Theory, RAND Journal of Economics, Journal of Public Economics, Games and Economic Behavior, Economic Theory, and the Journal of Public Economic Theory.
Interests
- Public economics
- Economic theory
- Fundraising
- Contests