Davide Cerruti

Environmental and Transportation Economist | Assistant Professor at WU Vienna, Department of Economics

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[Davide Cerruti @dcerruti]

This week, I officially started my new position as Assistant Professor at @WU_econ.

I'm thankful for the rewarding experience at CEPE @ETH in the past years, and I'm looking forward to continuing to work on environmental and transportation topics.

[WU Economics Dept. @WU_econ]

Last Friday, we had the 2nd Vienna Applied Micro Economics Workshop! A huge thank you to Pedro Martins, the presenters, and all the participants for making it an insightful and engaging event. Looking forward to the next one! #Economics #ViennaWorkshop

[Eleonora Alabrese @EleAla]

Su a fuoco, un mio articolo sui risultati del nostro nuovo studio con @walraslaw e @Prashant_Garg_ che mostra che l'espressione di opinioni politiche da parte degli scienziati sui social media può compromettere la loro credibilità agli occhi del pubblico

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

The negativity bias of media is so strong:

Headline: "Chinese solar panel boom threatens Pakistan's debt-ridden grid"

Factory owner quoted in article: "These cheap Chinese solar panels feel like a gift from God"

[floramarchioro @flora_marchioro]

Great opportunity for young applied researchers to present (and enjoy the Alps)! ⛷️

[Massimo Filippini @max_filippini]

Our new open-access #textbook in #energy #economics will be published in January 2025 instead of July 2024 as planned. This change is due to a cybersecurity incident experienced by Cambridge University Press last June.
For more information on the book: https://t.co/uJFtmPAJbA

[Davide Cerruti @dcerruti]

The link to the paper is here: https://t.co/6E59W1qOR7

[Davide Cerruti @dcerruti]

Today I will be in Bruneck, presenting the paper "De-biasing electric vehicle adoption with personalized nudging" at the Innovation for Transport and Mobility Workshop, organized by @unibz_news. Thanks to @LisiCheesy for the invitation!
https://t.co/93UtpUAVFW

[Remy Levin @RemyLevin]

Another shoe just dropped in the ongoing Dan Ariely scandal: JMR, a top 4 marketing journal, has issued a formal “Expression of Concern” for Mazar, Amir, & Ariely (2008), the infamous Ten Commandments study

🧵

[Matthew G Nagler @MatthewGNagler]

One week ago @ProfDavidDeming wrote in @TheAtlantic that we should break up Big Econ. I share Deming's desire to reform economics. But I think his explanation for the profession's obsession w/its elites—an insufficient focus on solving real-world problems—misses the mark. A 🧵 1/

[Davide Cerruti @dcerruti]

Negativity bias in journalism.

[Dr. Sanne van Oosten @SBvanOosten]

Though a bunch of journalists were interested initially, many didn't publish references to our research.

One journalist of a very highly esteemed newspaper even literally said to me: "people aren't interested in good news."

[Nathaly M. Rivera @nathaly_rivera]

After six years of hard work alongside @starbeia and @jcristobal_rt , I’m thrilled to see this article finally in press 😄

[MoritzDrupp @MoritzDrupp]

Finally official: Super excited to join @ETH Zürich in 2025 to build a Sustainability Economics Group @d_mtec! 🥳Looking forward to new research collaborations for addressing sustainability challenges, strengthening sustainability econ in 🧑‍🏫& engaging with society in🇨🇭& beyond🌍

[Paolo Crosetto @PaoloCrosetto]

The Google Scholar Journal Metrics are out.

It's here: https://t.co/HCYBrzIeJj

I think these bean-counting citation metrics are unreliable and we should not use them.

[Bernhard Clemm @BernhardClemm]

Fantastic paper by @EleAla on credibility penalties for scientists politically active on Twitter #epsa #epsa2024

[Davide Cerruti @dcerruti]

In the 14:00 session at #EAERE2024 I will be presenting our paper on purchase subsidies and vehicle tax discounts for electric vehicles, and on the impact of solar PV on electric vehicle adoption. Hope to see you there!

[Daron Acemoglu @DAcemogluMIT]

In a nutshell, if everything in the media is presented as entertainment and in the most sensationalist way, then democratic discourse is impoverished, ultimately making it difficult for democracy to survive. This is what we are seeing today with the emphasis of the mainstream media centered on attention-grabbing headlines, emotive content, entertaining snippets and a search for the most viral content.

[Colin Mckerracher @colinmckerrache]

What’s going on with plug-in hybrids?
The technology is enjoying something of a revival, this time led out of China.
A short thread:

[Davide Cerruti @dcerruti]

Today in the 16:15 session of #EAERE2024 my colleague Suchita Srinivasan will present her JMP on how a personalized vehicle comparison website can enhance the adoption of energy efficient motorcycles in Nepal.
It's really great work, don't miss it if you are into dev&env econ!