Dr. Silvia Saccardo

Biography

Silvia Saccardo is an associate professor in the Department of Social and Decision Sciences at Carnegie Mellon University, where she has been since 2016. She earned her Ph.D. in Management from the Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego. Silvia holds both Bachelor and Master degrees in Psychology, graduating summa cum laude from the University of Padova, Italy. Before her graduate studies, she was a visiting student at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the University of California, San Diego. Her teaching includes courses in Negotiation, Behavioral Economics, and Organizations at CMU. Additionally, she co-organizes the Early-Career Behavioral Economics conference (ECBE). Her research combines insights from economics and psychology and employs experimental methods to investigate the underlying motivations of decision-making, with specific interests in corruption, dishonesty, and discrimination. Her past research has explored how bribes affect resource allocation and the factors influencing ethical decision-making. Silvia’s work contributes to understanding how incentive structures shaped by behavioral economics can facilitate positive behavior change.

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