ZAPPIA CARLO

Born in Viadana (MN) on March 5, 1961, Carlo Zappia holds a Bachelor degree summa cum laude in Economics from the University of Florence (1985) and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Siena (1989). He is Associate Professor of Economics since 2001 (holding the national scientific qualification to Full Professor of Economics and Full Professor of Economic History / History of Economics). His main research interest is in the history of decision theory, with specific regard to the development and critique of subjective probability theory in the works of Bruno de Finetti, John Maynard Keynes, Daniel Ellsberg, Leonard J. Savage and George L. S. Shackle. His previous research has addressed the Austrian approach to the interaction of individual agents, with regard to the theory of Friedrich A. Hayek. He is also interested in issues in environmental economics (welfare indexes and energy markets) and behavioural finance
(asset pricing model with biased agents).