ALBERTO PRATI

PhD Candidate

I am a behavioral economist, lecturer at Aix-Marseille University and currently completing my PhD at Aix-Marseille School of Economics. My dissertation focuses on the relationship between subjective well-being and imperfect memory. I explore how people who report different levels of well-being (mis)recall economically relevant information.

On top of my dissertation, some of my ongoing research projects revolve around the interaction between institutions and moral behavior as well as some methodological aspects of experimental economics. My empirical approach combines experimental, administrative and survey data.

Research Overview:

Hedonic Recall Bias

You should not ask people how much they earn. If people are happy with their wage, they will overstate it.

Hedonic Telescoping

When was your last wage rise? And your last wage cut? The way you match an event with its date may depend on your current well-being. Your present shapes your past.

Inflation and Well-Being

Does money buy happiness? Well, it depends on how much you think it costs...

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Past Well-Being

"Are you happier than last year?" Thousands of people answered this question for ten years. And answers are surprising...

Memory and Emotions

Do people forget failures in order to be happier or because they are happy?

The Italian Job

Election campaign coming soon? A political party should never announce its candidate early.

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You can meet me at:

EDGE Jamboree, 19-20 September 2019, Cambrige (UK)

Wellbeing Seminar, October 31 2019, London School of Economics (UK)

EHERO Seminar, December 5 2019, Erasmus University (Netherlands)

Public-Labor-Health Seminar, December 9 2019, KU Leuven (Belgium)

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