Giovanna d’Adda
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Giovanna d’Adda

Giovanna is Assistant Professor at the University of Milan and Scientist at EIEE, where she is head of the research area on Behavioural Science.

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Giovanna d’Adda

Giovanna is Assistant Professor at the University of Milan and Scientist at EIEE, where she is head of the research area on Behavioural Science. Previously, she worked at Milan Polytechnic and the University of Birmingham, and was a visiting researcher at FEEM. She holds a PhD in Economics from Bocconi University, with a thesis on natural resource conservation in developing countries, and an MSc in Development Management from LSE. During her PhD, Giovanna was a research fellow at Harvard Kennedy School, Paris School of Economics and University of Zurich. Giovanna’s research uses laboratory and field experiments to investigate key drivers of pro-social behavior, such as institutions, norms, and leadership structures. Her recent work has focused on the analysis of the impact of behavioral energy efficiency programs.

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Bonan J., Cattaneo C., D'Adda G., Galliera A., Tavoni M.

Widening the scope: The direct and spillover effects of nudging water efficiency in the presence of other behavioral interventions

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management , Volume 127 - Article number 103037 - 2024

Bonan J., Curzi D., d’Adda G., Ferro s.

Climate change salience and electricity consumption: evidence from Twitter activity

RFF working papers , - 2023

Bonan, J., G. d'Adda, M. Mahmud, F. Said

Nudging Payment Behaviour: Evidence from a Field Experiment on Pay-as-You-Go Off-Grid Electricity

World Bank Economic Review , - 2023

d'Adda G., Gao Y., Tavoni M.

A randomized trial of energy cost information provision alongside energy-efficiency classes for refrigerator purchases

Nature Energy , (2022) - 2022

Fanghella V., D'Adda G., Tavoni M.

Evaluating the impact of technological renovation and competition on energy consumption in the workplace

Journal of Environmental Economics and Management , Available online 14 April 2022, 102662 - 2022

Bonan J., Cattaneo C., D’Adda G., Tavoni M.

Combining information on others’ energy usage and their approval of energy conservation promotes energy saving behaviour

Nature Energy , Volume 5, pages 832–833 - 2020

Bonan J., Cattaneo C., D’Adda G., Tavoni M.

The interaction of descriptive and injunctive social norms in promoting energy conservation

Nature Energy , Volume 5, pages 900–909 - 2020

Bonan J., d’Adda G., Mahmud M., Said F.

The Role of Flexibility and Planning in Repayment Discipline: Evidence from a Field Experiment on Pay-as-You-Go Off-Grid Electricity

RFF Working Papers Series , Working Paper 20-14 - 2020

Bonan J., Cattaneo C., D’Adda G., Tavoni M.

Can we make social information programs more effective? The role of identity and values

RFF Working Papers Series , - 2019