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Dr Lorenzo Lotti
Associate Professor (Teaching) in Economics of Energy and the Environment
Bartlett School Env, Energy & Resources
Faculty of the Built Environment
- Joined UCL
- 1st Sep 2016
Research summary
My research is focused on Behavioural Economics, with past
research on Economics of Education and Development Economics.
Founder of BEET (Behavioural Environmental Economics Team) https://www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/sustainable/behavioural-economics-environment-team
- "Generosity during Covid-19 the effect of
social distancing and framing on donations in dictator
games" https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/102690/
- "Behavioural economics and sustainable
food consumption." Joint with Arianna Buratto
- “Making it Simple: A Quasi-Experimental Study of Recycling Behaviour” Joint with Alberto Bosco
- Ekins, P., Domenech, T., Drummond, P., Bleischwitz, R., Hughes, N. and Lotti, L. (2020) ‘The Circular Economy: What, Why, How and Where?’
- “Examining fisher heterogeneity and biases through marine resource valuation to design compliance nudges” Joint with Shanali Pethiyagoda and Silvia Ferrini
- "Do Students Work Harder if University Costs More?" Joint with Parama Chaudhury and Sefi Roth
Teaching summary
- International Commodity Trade (MSc in Sustainable Resources, Department of Sustainable Resources)
- Advanced Environmental Economics (MSc in Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment, Department of Sustainable Resources)
- Environmental Resource Economics (MSc in Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment, Department of Sustainable Resources)
- Behavioural Economics and Game Theory for the Environment (MSc in Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment, Department of Sustainable Resources)
- International Commodity Trade (MSc in Sustainable Resources, Department of Sustainable Resources)
- Advanced Environmental Economics (MSc in Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment, Department of Sustainable Resources)
- Environmental Resource Economics (MSc in Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment, Department of Sustainable Resources)
- Behavioural Economics and Game Theory for the Environment (MSc in Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment, Department of Sustainable Resources)
- Nomination for UCL Students Choice Award
- International Commodity Trade (MSc in Sustainable Resources, Department of Sustainable Resources)
- Advanced Environmental Economics (MSc in Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment, Department of Sustainable Resources)
- Environmental Resource Economics (MSc in Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment, Department of Sustainable Resources)
- UCL Education Award
- Nomination for UCL Provost Award
- Programme Leader for training of the training course to LLC Energy Invest Holding (Armenia)
- Module leader in Environmental Economics for the “Economics for Foreign Policy course for the British government’s FCO” (CTaLE)
UCL Summer School:
- International Trade and Migration (2016, 2017, 2018, 2019)
PGTA Experience:
- Economics (ECON1001 CORE, Department of Economics)
- International Trade and Migration (UCL summer school)
- Excellence in teaching Award
- Economics (ECON1001 CORE, Department of Economics)
- International Trade (Department of Economics)
- International Trade and Migration (UCL summer school)
- Economics (ECON1001 CORE, Department of Economics)
- An Introduction to Economic Thinking (Department of Economics)
- Excellence in teaching Award
Education
- University College London
- Other Postgraduate qualification (including professional), ATQ03 - Recognised by the HEA as a Fellow | 2018
Biography
I am an economist at University College of London.
I hold a BSc in Economics from University of Genoa, an MSc in International Economics from University of Pavia, an MSc in Economics from UCL and a PhD in Applied Economics.
I've worked in the development economics field, with BRAC in Uganda and IFS in India.
I'm currently working as Associate Professor and Programme Leader at UCL Bartlett, in the MSc of Economics and Policy of Energy end the Environment (EPEE).
Recognised Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, I am also Departmental Tutor for BSEER.