Dr Luca Savorelli
Senior Lecturer
Vice-Dean Education
Research areas
Luca Savorelli is a health economist and his research focuses on the economics of eating behaviour, fat taxes and social pressure to be thin. He is also interested in field experiments, which he has run in recent years working with firms in the healthcare, woodworking, and baked goods sectors. He has published also in the field of innovation economics, studying international collaborations in inventive activities.
Selected publications
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Thinness and obesity: A model of food consumption, health concerns, and social pressure
Dragone, D. & Savorelli, L., Jan 2012, In: Journal of Health Economics. 31, 1, p. 243-256 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review