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Tommaso Reggiani  PhD (Econ)

Dr Tommaso Reggiani

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PhD (Econ)

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Overview

Tommaso Reggiani is an Associate Professor (Reader) of Economics at Cardiff University | Cardiff Business School.

Research fields: Behavioural & Experimental Economics, Public Economics,  Ethics & Economics.

Tommaso's studies mainly focus on the analysis of virtuous behaviour and prosocial preferences - both at the individual and organisational/community level - as well as their interactions with economic and psychological incentives (cooperation, trust, giving, compliance, voluntarism, public goods, social capital). Tommaso has published in international academic journals such as Journal of Public Economics, European Economic Review, Experimental Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organisation, Environmental & Resource Economics, Journal of Economic Psychology, Journal of Business Ethics.

He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Bologna, and I held research positions at Toulouse School of Economics,  University of Cologne. Tommaso is currently a research fellow at IZA-Bonn and a research associate at Masaryk University-MUEEL lab.

web page: https://sites.google.com/view/tommaso-reggiani/

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Conferences

Research

Main research interests

  • Behavioural and Experimental Economics
  • Public Economics
  • Ethics & Economics

Publications: https://sites.google.com/view/tommaso-reggiani/

Teaching

A.Y. 2026/2027

- Economic Analysis of Policy (BS2589, semester 2) - UG 2nd year
 
- Labour Economics (BS3558, semester 2) - UG 3rd year
 
- Labour Economics (BST329, semester 2) - MSc Economics

 

A.Y. 2020/2021 --- A.Y. 2025/2026

- Microeconomic Theory (BS2550, semester 1) - UG 2nd year

- Microeconomic Analysis (BS3566, semester 2) - UG 3rd year

- PhD Research Methods Workshop (BST181, semester 1 & 2) - PhD

Biography

  • Current Academic Position

2020 - ongoing: Cardiff University |Cardiff Business School - Economics section (Cardiff, UK)

                          2024-ongoing:  Associate Professor (Reader) of Economics

                          2022-2024:       Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) of Economics

                          2020-2022:       Lecturer (with tenure) of Economics

 

  • Research Affiliations

2017 - ongoing: Research Associate, Masaryk University - MUEEL lab (Brno, CZE)

2010 - ongoing: Research Fellow, IZA Institute of Labor Economics (Bonn, GER)

2022 - ongoing: Scientific Expert, UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab (Paris, FRA)

 

  • Education

2008-2012: Ph.D. in Economics, University of Bologna, Dept. Economics (Bologna, ITA) - supervisor: Andrea Ichino

2010-2011: Ph.D. visiting student, University of Bonn, Bonn Graduate School of Economics (Bonn, GER)

2006-2008: M.A. in Economics, University of Milan-Bicocca, Dept. Economics (Milan, ITA)

2003-2006: B.A. in Economics, University of Milan-Bicocca, Dept. Economics (Milan, ITA)

 

  • Past Academic Positions

2017-2020: Research Fellow, Masaryk University - MUEEL lab (Brno, CZE)

2015-2017: Assistant Professor, LUMSA University, Dept. Social Sciences (Rome, ITA)

2012-2015: Post-Doc, University of Cologne, Dept. Business Ethics (Cologne, GER)

2011-2012: Research Fellow, Toulouse School of Economics, Dept. Economics (Toulouse, FRA)

 

full CV: https://sites.google.com/view/tommaso-reggiani

 

 

  • Leadership Roles at Cardiff Business School / Cardiff University 

2020-2022:  CARBS member of the Research Ethics Board

2021-now: RES 'Discover Economics' lead

2022-2025: CARBS director of the Economics PhD Programme

2022-2025: ESRC (WGSSS) pathway lead for Economics 

2024-now: CARBS member of the Shadow Management Board

2026-now: RES Inclusion & Diversity Steering Group

2026-now: CU Athena Swan - SAT member

2026-now: CU Inspiring Learning and Teaching Enhancement Group 

 

 

Supervisions

I am currently available to supervise PhD students:

  • Behavioural and Experimental Economics
  • Public Economics
  • Ethics & Economics

Current supervision

News articles

Dr Tommaso Reggiani helped shape global debate on how nonprofits can better serve communities and society.

Cardiff Business School advances Public Value research at ASSA 2026 Annual Meeting

20 February 2026

Dr Tommaso Reggiani helped shape global debate on how nonprofits can better serve communities and society.

Australian Economics teacher and RBA Scholar Julie Caddy spent time with Cardiff Business School academics to explore outreach practices

International partnership explores how to inspire more young women into Economics

20 February 2026

Australian Economics teacher and RBA Scholar Julie Caddy spent time with Cardiff Business School academics to explore outreach practices

A new study published in the Journal of Public Economics reveals how wealth shapes public decision-making.

Study uncovers wealth bias in group decision-making on public projects

11 November 2024

A new study published in the Journal of Public Economics reveals how wealth shapes public decision-making.

Professor Konstantinos Katsikopoulos, an internationally leading researcher in the field of behavioural science, recently delivered a seminar at Cardiff Business School.

Exploring the interaction between human behaviour and operations research

23 April 2024

Professor Konstantinos Katsikopoulos, an internationally leading researcher in the field of behavioural science, recently delivered a seminar at Cardiff Business School.

Providing employees with a clear wage reference alleviates concerns about inequalities, academics conclude

Introducing the minimum wage in the UK made high incomes more acceptable to the lowest paid workers, study finds

19 October 2023

Providing employees with a clear wage reference alleviates concerns about inequalities, academics conclude

The annual Welsh Postgraduate Research Conference (WPGRC) in business, management, and economics was held on Thursday 15 June at Cardiff Business School.

Cardiff Business School hosts leading doctoral conference

06 July 2023

The annual Welsh Postgraduate Research Conference (WPGRC) in business, management, and economics was held on Thursday 15 June at Cardiff Business School.

Some people continued to give regularly to charity long after the trend finished

Ice Bucket Challenge increased charitable giving and volunteering

22 June 2023

Some people continued to give regularly to charity long after the trend finished

As part of a new school outreach programme, undergraduate Economics students from Cardiff Business School deliver inspiring interactive sessions to local high school students.

Economics outreach programme inspires the next generation

19 June 2023

As part of a new school outreach programme, undergraduate Economics students from Cardiff Business School deliver inspiring interactive sessions to local high school students.

Academics describe the effect as “statistically significant and sizable”

High-speed internet led to a decline in civic and political engagement, research shows

25 January 2022

Academics describe the effect as “statistically significant and sizable”

Contact Details

Email [email protected]

Campuses Aberconway Building, Floor 2nd, Room R11c, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU

Research themes

Specialisms

  • Behavioural & Experimental Economics
  • Microeconomics
  • Public economics
  • Ethics & Economics