About

About my research and interests.

Riccardo Rasoni presenting his research

My research focuses on how people form expectations about the economy, how these beliefs change with information and experience, and how households adjust their financial decisions in response to economic shocks.

I work primarily with survey data and econometric methods, connecting individual responses to broader macroeconomic questions.

My doctoral supervisors are Efrem Castelnuovo and Alessia Russo.

Outside research, I enjoy , , , and .

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Academic path

Education and visits

2023 — 2027

PhD in Economics

University of Padua, Italy

Jan — Jun 2026

Visiting PhD student researcher

University of Texas at Austin, hosted by Professor Olivier Coibion

2019 — 2023

Master’s degree in Economic Analysis

Roma Tre University, Italy

Curriculum vitaeOpen PDF

Academic events

Selected conferences and workshops

17 Sep 2026

2nd Padova Workshop on Macroeconomic Expectations

Organizer and poster presenter · University of Padua

21 May 2026

California–Michigan–Texas Conference on Expectations and Behavior

Attendee · University of Texas at Austin

18 Sep 2025

1st Padova Workshop on Macroeconomic Expectations

Organizer · University of Padua

16–22 Jun 2025

16th BESLab Experimental Economics Summer School in Macroeconomics

Participant · Workshop on Theoretical and Experimental Macroeconomics, 19–20 June · Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona

9–10 Jun 2025

8th Workshop on Subjective Expectations

Attendee · Nova School of Business and Economics, Lisbon

Academic service

Referee experience

Journal of International Forecasting

Referee

Other interest · Chess

My last victory

White to move.

1 + 1 23 moves Checkmate
0 / 45 Ready