"CLOSER, but not quite..." experimental talks

The “CLOSER, but not quite" experimental talks are informal meetings with two main aims:

1) local networking among scholars who carry out research within the broadly defined field of behavioral/experimental social sciences;

2) discuss early-stage behavioral and experimental research in an informal, friendly, and relaxed environment, where everybody can present preliminary ideas/experimental designs and share any research issues s/he is facing.

These meetings are open (yet not confined to) researchers who carry out (or are just curious about) behavioral and experimental research, very broadly defined, involving any kind of experiments, e.g., lab, lab-in-the-field, survey/experiments, conjoint, natural, etc.

These meetings are informal and will be held in a 1-every-2/3-weeks format, usually on Friday lunchtime @ ESt department.

If you or your friends happen to be in the Savoy kingdom (by chance or choice) and might be interested in participating at any level, please let us know!

Schedule 2024-2025

We are still working on the schedule. Please contact us (closer@unito.it) if you have a project you want to present!

Spring 2025

February 7th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Stella Lauro (UniTo & CCA) “Can a table-game influence what children know about the water crisis?”
February 21st at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Agueda Solis Alonso (UniTo & CCA) “Judging the paper by its cover: affiliation bias in conference admissions?”
March 15th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Florent Dubois (UniTo), TBD
March 28th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Tommaso Capezzone (UniTo) “Framing climate and migration as immediate threats increases donations and norms, yet encourages delegation over individual action”
April 4th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 36): Filippo Andrei (UniTn) “Comparing Self-Reported and Behavioral Measures of Algorithmic Literacy”
April 11th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Alice Ciccone (Institute of Transport Economics) “Road pricing and Public Support: Evidence from a combined field and information provision experiment”
May 9th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Henning Finseraas (NTNU) “What Drives Voter Bias Against Muslim Politicians? An Experimental Examination”
May 16th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Ambra Poggi (UniTo), TBD
May 30th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Silvia Pasqua (UniTo) “In-work poverty. Attribution of responsibilities and support for policies in Italy”
June 13th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Alain Marciano (UniTo) “Distasteful or Repugnant? How Social Context and Money Shape Moral Judgments”
June 27th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Giacomo Rosso (UniTo), TBD

Fall 2024

September, 20th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Stefania Ottone (UniTo) “Intrinsic Disutility Of Punishment: A Survey Experiment”
September, 27th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Alejandra Vasquez (Universidad de Santiago del Chile) “Perception of inequalities in Chile: individual and social preferences”
October, 4th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Isabel Rodríguez (Collegio Carlo Alberto) “A Validated Survey Instrument for Measuring Social Norms”
October, 18th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Alice Fontana (La Rochelle Université, Sorbonne Nouvelle, Labex ICCA) “Testing alternative consumption experiences of Cultural Goods: an experiment on Ancient Egypt”
October, 25th at 12.45 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Andrea FM Martinangeli (Université Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas) “Are bad institutions necessarily bad for society? Institutional quality, external threats, and social trust”
November, 8th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Ginevra Prelle (UniMi & CCA) “Artificial intelligence and institutional trust: promise or peril?”
November, 15th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Beatrice Braut (UniGe) “The great discontent: workers’ reaction to job dissatisfaction information”
November, 22nd at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Silvia Pasqua (UniTo)
December, 6th at 1 pm (room D2): Carlotta Montorsi (UniTo) “Small Pictures, Big Biases: the Adverse Effects of an Airbnb Anti-discrimination Policy”
December, 16th [monday] at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Chiara Pronzato (UniTo) “Mothers’ work, reconciliation issues, and fertility desires. Evidence from an experimental program”

Schedule 2023-2024

Fall 2023

October, 27th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Andris Saulītis “Merging Vignette and List Experiment Techniques to Investigate Shadow Economy”
November, 10th at 2 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Marina Della Giusta “Gender stereotypes and delegation”
November, 17th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Moreno Mancosu “Unpacking post-truth: a truth-plausibility framework of political information”
November, 24th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 36): Renzo Carriero “In the name of the father? The transmission of the paternal surname to children and the diffusion of double surnames in Italy”
December, 1st at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Moti Michaeli “Disentangling Pro-sociality from Convictions”
December, 15th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Daniele Pennesi “Correlation neglect and narratives in the ageing society”

Spring 2024

January, 26th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Pierluigi Conzo (UniTo & CCA) "Nudging sustainable behaviours through narratives on climate change (pt 2)"
February, 2nd at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Matteo Grigoletto (University of Bern) "Narrative Intervention"
February, 9th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Mariana Blanco (Universidad del Rosario) "Understanding Taxpayer Behavior: An Experimental Study of Timing and Gradual Tax Reform"
February, 16th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Camilla Borgna (UniTo & CCA) "Online hate speech and prejudice among adolescents. A field experiment on Italian schools"
February, 23th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Pietro Saccomanno (UniMi & CCA) "Are Political Internet Memes more tempting than traditional news?"
March, 1st at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Andris Saulitis (CCA) "Exploring the Reach of Banned Russian TV Propaganda in Latvia: A List Experimental Approach"
March, 8th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Martina Vecchi (University of Southampton) "Unraveling Effort Choices Amid Stress and Failures"
March, 15th at 1.30 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Paolo Crosetto (French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment)
March, 22nd at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Martina Dattilo (UniTo) "Dream in Italy: the impact of imaginary tourism on children's demand for books"
April, 12th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Beatrice Braut (Unige) "The effects of reminders on engagement and walking: Evidence from a large scale experiment"
April, 19th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Andrea Marietta Leina (University of East Anglia) "Cooperation in the Helping Game"
May, 10th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Lina Maria Lozano (NYU-AD) "Attribution Narratives of Failure and Success in Strategic Settings"
May, 17th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Roberto Zotti (UniTo)
May, 24th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Renzo Carriero & Marcello Cabria (UniTo & CCA) "Improving socio-emotional and citizenship skills: does collaborative peer learning matter? Findings from an RCT in Torino"
May, 31st at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Flavia Coda Moscarola (UPO & CCA) "The intergenerational transmission of good practices in household finance realm"
June, 7th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Marina Della Giusta (UniTo)
June, 21st at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Pietro Saccomanno (UniMi & CCA) "Political Internet Memes: Fast-Food Media or Informative Appetizers?"
June, 28th at 1 pm (room 3 D 1 01): Attilio Di Sabato (UniTo) "Compensation rules in the Italian energy communities: an experimental approach"

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