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Stefania MINARDI

Associate Professor

Economics and Decision Sciences

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Biography

Stefania Minardi received a Ph.D. in Economics from New York University in 2012 and a Laurea degree in Economics from the University of Torino in 2006.

She works in economic theory and, in particular, decision theory. Her research interests include the study of decision making under uncertainty as well as issues related to other-regarding preferences and to temporal preferences.

Scientific articles

Consumption of Values

Management Science, Mars 2025, vol. 71, n° 3, pp 2623-2634, (in coll. with F. WANG, I. GILBOA)

Time for Memorable Consumption

Games and Economic Behavior, November 2024, vol. 148, pp 296-322, (in coll. with A. SAVOCHKIN)

Schumpeter Lecture 2023: Rationality and Zero Risk

Journal of the European Economic Association, February 2024, vol. 22, n° 1, pp 1-33, (in coll. with I. GILBOA, F. WANG)

Sources of Uncertainty and Subjective Prices

Journal of the European Economic Association, April 2021, vol. 19, n° 2, pp 872-912, (in coll. with V. CAPPELLI, S. CERREIA-VIOGLIO, F. MACCHERONI, M. MARINACCI)

Theories and Cases in Decisions under Uncertainty

Games and Economic Behavior, Septembre 2020, vol. 123, pp 22-40, (in coll. with I. GILBOA, L. SAMUELSON)

States and Contingencies: How to Understand Savage without Anyone Being Hanged

Revue Economique, 2020, vol. 71, n° 2, pp 365-385, (in coll. with I. GILBOA, L. SAMUELSON, D. SCHMEIDLER)

Subjective Contingencies and Limited Bayesian Updating

Journal of Economic Theory, September 2019, vol. 183, pp 1-45, (in coll. with Andrei SAVOCHKIN)

Characterizations of Smooth Ambiguity Based on Continuous and Discrete Data

Mathematics of Operations Research, February 2017, vol. 42, n° 1, pp 167-178, (in coll. with A. SAVOCHKIN)

Warm-Glow Giving and Freedom to be Selfish

Economic Journal, August 2017, vol. 127, n° 603, pp 1381–1409, (in coll. with O. EVREN)

Preferences with grades of indecisiveness

Journal of Economic Theory, January 2015, vol. 155, pp 300-331, (in coll. with A. SAVOCHKIN)

Working papers

Consumption of Values

Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2020

Time for Memorable Consumption

Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2019

Cases and Scenarios in Decisions Under Uncertainty

Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2017

Subjective Contingencies and Limited Bayesian Updating

Cahier de Recherche du Groupe HEC , 2017

Scientific articles

Consumption of Values

Management Science, Mars 2025, vol. 71, n° 3, pp 2623-2634, (in coll. with F. WANG, I. GILBOA)

Schumpeter Lecture 2023: Rationality and Zero Risk

Journal of the European Economic Association, February 2024, vol. 22, n° 1, pp 1-33, (in coll. with I. GILBOA, F. WANG)

Time for Memorable Consumption

Games and Economic Behavior, November 2024, vol. 148, pp 296-322, (in coll. with A. SAVOCHKIN)

Sources of Uncertainty and Subjective Prices

Journal of the European Economic Association, April 2021, vol. 19, n° 2, pp 872-912, (in coll. with V. CAPPELLI, S. CERREIA-VIOGLIO, F. MACCHERONI, M. MARINACCI)

Working papers

Education

  • Ph.D. in Economics, New York University - USA
  • Laurea Magistrale (M.A.) in Economics, Summa cum Laude, Università degli Studi di Torino - Italy
  • Laurea Triennale (B.A.) in Economics, Summa cum Laude, Università degli Studi di Torino - Italy

Academic appointments

Academic Responsibilities at HEC

  • 2023- Department Head, Economics and Decision Science HEC Paris
  • 2017- Associate Professor, Economics - Decision Science HEC Paris
  • 2015- Member of GREGHEC, the joint research laboratory CNRS-HEC Paris HEC Paris

External Academic Responsibilities

  • 2010-2011 Teaching Assistant in Economic Principles New York University

Scientific Activities

Editorial activities

  • Reviewer- Decisions in Economics and Finance, Dynamic Games and Applications, Econometrica, Economic Journal, Economic Theory, European Journal of Operational Research, Games and Economic Behavior, International Journal of Game Theory, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Mathematical Economics, Management Science, Mathematical Social Sciences, Mathematics of Operations Research, Operations Research, Operations Research Letters, Quantitative Economics, Research in Economics, Review of Economic Studies, The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, Theoretical Economics, Theory and Decision

  • Conference organisation

  • 2019- ESEM Program Committee Member
  • 2018-2023 Time Uncertainties and Strategies, co-organizer
  • 2017-2023 D-TEA, co-organizer
  • Awards & honors

    • 2007 Marco Fanno Fellowship, Mediocredito Centrale
    • 2004 Optime Prize awarded to outstanding graduates