Professor Maria Pia Paganelli
Professor Paganelli works in the history of economic thought, specializing in the 18th century. Her focus is on Adam Smith, David Hume, monetary theories, and the Scottish Enlightenment. Professor Paganelli analyzes how self-interest interacts with other motivational drives, with systematic biases, and with the surrounding institutional environment. She also explores the links between the Scottish Enlightenment and the results from behavioral economics, evolutionary biology, and neuroeconomics.