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Battigalli, Pierpaolo
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Elected: 2023
Email: pierpaolo.battigalli [@] unibocconi.it
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Prof. ord. di Theoretical Economics nell'Università Bocconi.
Pierpaolo Battigalli is a theoretical economist mostly focused on the epistemic and learning foundations of game theory and psychological game theory. He was born in Milan in 1961. He studied Economics and Social Sciences at Bocconi University, where he graduated with a thesis on game theory. He was awarded an MSc in Mathematical Economics in at LSE and continued with doctoral studies in economics in Milan. He was awarded the PhD in Economics with a dissertation on the foundations of game theory. He worked as Assistant Professor at the Politecnico of Milan and Princeton University, as Professor at the European University Institute, and finally returned as Full Professor to Bocconi University, where he served as Director of the PhD in Economics, Dean of the PhD School, and Head of the Department of Decision Sciences. He served as Associate Editor of Econometrica, Theoretical Economics, and the International Journal of Game Theory, and he is Editor of the Journal of Economic Theory and Associate Editor of Games and Economic Behavior. He was elected Fellow of the Econometric Society, the Game Theory Society, and The Society for the Advancement Economic Theory. He was the recipient of an ERC advanced grant.