Professor Eugenio Proto

  • Cairncross Chair in Applied Economics and Econometrics (Economics)

email: Eugenio.Proto@glasgow.ac.uk
pronouns: He/him/his

Adam Smith Building, 2 Discovery Place, Glasgow, G11 6EY

Import to contacts

ORCID iDhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7766-6503

Biography

Eugenio Proto is the Alec Cairncross Professor of Applied Economics and Econometrics at the University of Glasgow's Adam Smith Business School and co-director of the Msc (Master) in Behavioral Science. He's Research Fellow of the 3 main European networks of economists: the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), IZA - Institute of Labor Economics and CESifo. His research primarily focuses on Behavioral and Experimental Economics, especially on the role of intelligence, personality, and psychological well-being on economics decisions. Eugenio has published several peer-reviewed articles in leading and top economic journals and renowned scientific outlets. His work has captured the attention of international newspapers and magazines. Eugenio completed his Ph.D. in Economics at ECARES, Université libre de Bruxelles in 2004.

Personal research website: Eugenio Proto

Research interests

Areas of expertise:

  • Behavioural economics
  • Experimental economics
  • Mental health and wellbeing

Publications

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Jump to: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2019 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007
Number of items: 32.

2024

Becker, C. K., Melkonyan, T., Proto, E. , Sofianos, A. and Trautmann, S. T. (2024) Revising beliefs in light of unforeseen events. Journal of the European Economic Association, (Accepted for Publication)

Lambrecht, M., Proto, E. , Rustichini, A. and Sofianos, A. (2024) Intelligence disclosure and cooperation in repeated interactions. American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 16(3), pp. 199-231. (doi: 10.1257/mic.20220245)

Zhang, X., Battisti, M. and Proto, E. (2024) COVID-19 and mental health in China: The effects of personality. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 78, pp. 98-104. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2023-221077) (PMID:38071577)

2023

Castagnetti, A., Proto, E. and Sofianos, A. (2023) Anger impairs strategic behavior: a beauty-contest based analysis. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 213, pp. 128-141. (doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2023.06.027)

Zhang, A. , Gagné, T., Walsh, D. , Ciancio, A. , Proto, E. and McCartney, G. (2023) Trends in psychological distress in Great Britain, 1991-2019: evidence from three representative surveys. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 77(7), pp. 468-473. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2022-219660) (PMID:37188500)

2022

Ghosal, S. and Proto, E. (2022) The (in)stability of democracy. National Institute Economic Review, 259, pp. 62-66. (doi: 10.1017/nie.2022.9)

Proto, E. , Rustichini, A. and Sofianos, A. (2022) Intelligence, errors and cooperation in repeated interactions. Review of Economic Studies, 89(5), pp. 2723-2767. (doi: 10.1093/restud/rdab095)

Quintana-Domeque, C. and Proto, E. (2022) On the persistence of mental health deterioration during the COVID-19 pandemic by sex and ethnicity in the UK: evidence from understanding society. BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 22(2), pp. 361-372. (doi: 10.1515/bejeap-2021-0394)

2021

Quintana-Domeque, C., Lee, I., Zhang, A. , Proto, E. , Battisti, M. and Ho, A. (2021) Anxiety and depression among medical doctors in Catalonia, Italy, and the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS ONE, 16(11), e0259213. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259213) (PMID:34727110) (PMCID:PMC8562811)

Proto, E. and Zhang, A. (2021) COVID-19 and mental health of individuals with different personalities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118(37), e210928211. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.2109282118) (PMID:34508007)

Proto, E. and Quintana-Domeque, C. (2021) COVID-19 and mental health deterioration by ethnicity and gender in the UK. PLoS ONE, 16(1), e0244419. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244419) (PMID:33406085) (PMCID:PMC7787387)

2019

Proto, E. , Sgroi, D. and Nazneen, M. (2019) Happiness, cooperation and language. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 168, pp. 209-228. (doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2019.10.006)

Proto, E. , Rustichini, A. and Sofianos, A. (2019) Intelligence, personality, and gains from cooperation in repeated interactions. Journal of Political Economy, 127(3), pp. 1351-1390. (doi: 10.1086/701355)

Liberini, F., Oswald, A. J., Proto, E. and Redoano, M. (2019) Was Brexit triggered by the old and unhappy? Or by financial feelings? Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 161, pp. 287-302. (doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2019.03.024)

Hills, T. T., Proto, E. , Sgroi, D. and Seresinhe, C. I. (2019) Historical analysis of national subjective wellbeing using millions of digitized books. Nature Human Behaviour, 3, 1271–1275-1275. (doi: 10.1038/s41562-019-0750-z) (PMID:31611658)

2017

Proto, E. and Oswald, A. J. (2017) National happiness and genetic distance. Economic Journal, 127(604), pp. 2127-2152. (doi: 10.1111/ecoj.12383)

Broadberry, S., Ghosal, S. and Proto, E. (2017) Anonymity, efficiency wages and technological progress. Journal of Development Economics, 127, pp. 379-394. (doi: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2016.06.002)

Proto, E. and Sgroi, D. (2017) Biased beliefs and imperfect information. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 136, pp. 186-202. (doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2017.01.020)

Liberini, F., Redoano, M. and Proto, E. (2017) Happy voters. Journal of Public Economics, 146, pp. 41-57. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2016.11.013)

2016

Grimalda, G., Kar, A. and Proto, E. (2016) Procedural fairness in lotteries assigning initial roles in a dynamic setting. Experimental Economics, 19(4), pp. 819-841. (doi: 10.1007/s10683-015-9469-5)

Proto, E. (2016) Are happy workers more productive? Firms' concerns about the well-being of their employees are largely supported by the evidence. IZA World of Labor, 2016, 315. (doi: 10.15185/izawol.315)

Sgroi, D., Proto, E. , Oswald, A. J. and Dobson, A. (2016) Laboratory evidence for emotional externalities: an essay in honor of EJ Mishan. Singapore Economic Review, 61(3), 1640015. (doi: 10.1142/S0217590816400154)

2015

Oswald, A. J., Proto, E. and Sgroi, D. (2015) Happiness and productivity. Journal of Labor Economics, 33(4), pp. 789-822. (doi: 10.1086/681096)

Proto, E. and Rustichini, A. (2015) Life satisfaction, income and personality. Journal of Economic Psychology, 48, pp. 17-32. (doi: 10.1016/j.joep.2015.02.001)

2014

Legros, P., Newman, A. F. and Proto, E. (2014) Smithian growth through creative organization. Review of Economics and Statistics, 96(5), pp. 796-811. (doi: 10.1162/REST_a_00421)

2013

Proto, E. and Rustichini, A. (2013) A reassessment of the relationship between GDP and life satisfaction. PLoS ONE, 8(11), e79358. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079358) (PMID:24312179) (PMCID:PMC3842267)

2012

Proto, E. , Sgroi, D. and Oswald, A. J. (2012) Are happiness and productivity lower among young people with newly-divorced parents? An experimental and econometric approach. Experimental Economics, 15(1), pp. 1-23. (doi: 10.1007/s10683-011-9285-5)

2010

Perroni, C. and Proto, E. (2010) Entrepreneurial drain under moral hazard. Journal of Development Economics, 93(1), pp. 63-70. (doi: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2009.05.002)

2009

Ghosal, S. and Proto, E. (2009) Democracy, collective action and intra-elite conflict. Journal of Public Economics, 93(9-10), pp. 1078-1089. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2009.05.003)

2008

Grimalda, G., Kar, A. and Proto, E. (2008) On the value of participation. International Review of Economics, 55(1-2), pp. 127-147. (doi: 10.1007/s12232-007-0036-z)

2007

Proto, E. (2007) Bank fragility and growth expectations. BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 7(1), 55. (doi: 10.2202/1935-1682.1720)

Proto, E. (2007) Land and the transition from a dual to a modern economy. Journal of Development Economics, 83(1), pp. 88-108. (doi: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2005.11.004)

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Number of items: 32.

Articles

Becker, C. K., Melkonyan, T., Proto, E. , Sofianos, A. and Trautmann, S. T. (2024) Revising beliefs in light of unforeseen events. Journal of the European Economic Association, (Accepted for Publication)

Lambrecht, M., Proto, E. , Rustichini, A. and Sofianos, A. (2024) Intelligence disclosure and cooperation in repeated interactions. American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 16(3), pp. 199-231. (doi: 10.1257/mic.20220245)

Zhang, X., Battisti, M. and Proto, E. (2024) COVID-19 and mental health in China: The effects of personality. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 78, pp. 98-104. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2023-221077) (PMID:38071577)

Castagnetti, A., Proto, E. and Sofianos, A. (2023) Anger impairs strategic behavior: a beauty-contest based analysis. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 213, pp. 128-141. (doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2023.06.027)

Zhang, A. , Gagné, T., Walsh, D. , Ciancio, A. , Proto, E. and McCartney, G. (2023) Trends in psychological distress in Great Britain, 1991-2019: evidence from three representative surveys. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 77(7), pp. 468-473. (doi: 10.1136/jech-2022-219660) (PMID:37188500)

Ghosal, S. and Proto, E. (2022) The (in)stability of democracy. National Institute Economic Review, 259, pp. 62-66. (doi: 10.1017/nie.2022.9)

Proto, E. , Rustichini, A. and Sofianos, A. (2022) Intelligence, errors and cooperation in repeated interactions. Review of Economic Studies, 89(5), pp. 2723-2767. (doi: 10.1093/restud/rdab095)

Quintana-Domeque, C. and Proto, E. (2022) On the persistence of mental health deterioration during the COVID-19 pandemic by sex and ethnicity in the UK: evidence from understanding society. BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 22(2), pp. 361-372. (doi: 10.1515/bejeap-2021-0394)

Quintana-Domeque, C., Lee, I., Zhang, A. , Proto, E. , Battisti, M. and Ho, A. (2021) Anxiety and depression among medical doctors in Catalonia, Italy, and the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. PLoS ONE, 16(11), e0259213. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259213) (PMID:34727110) (PMCID:PMC8562811)

Proto, E. and Zhang, A. (2021) COVID-19 and mental health of individuals with different personalities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118(37), e210928211. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.2109282118) (PMID:34508007)

Proto, E. and Quintana-Domeque, C. (2021) COVID-19 and mental health deterioration by ethnicity and gender in the UK. PLoS ONE, 16(1), e0244419. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244419) (PMID:33406085) (PMCID:PMC7787387)

Proto, E. , Sgroi, D. and Nazneen, M. (2019) Happiness, cooperation and language. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 168, pp. 209-228. (doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2019.10.006)

Proto, E. , Rustichini, A. and Sofianos, A. (2019) Intelligence, personality, and gains from cooperation in repeated interactions. Journal of Political Economy, 127(3), pp. 1351-1390. (doi: 10.1086/701355)

Liberini, F., Oswald, A. J., Proto, E. and Redoano, M. (2019) Was Brexit triggered by the old and unhappy? Or by financial feelings? Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 161, pp. 287-302. (doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2019.03.024)

Hills, T. T., Proto, E. , Sgroi, D. and Seresinhe, C. I. (2019) Historical analysis of national subjective wellbeing using millions of digitized books. Nature Human Behaviour, 3, 1271–1275-1275. (doi: 10.1038/s41562-019-0750-z) (PMID:31611658)

Proto, E. and Oswald, A. J. (2017) National happiness and genetic distance. Economic Journal, 127(604), pp. 2127-2152. (doi: 10.1111/ecoj.12383)

Broadberry, S., Ghosal, S. and Proto, E. (2017) Anonymity, efficiency wages and technological progress. Journal of Development Economics, 127, pp. 379-394. (doi: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2016.06.002)

Proto, E. and Sgroi, D. (2017) Biased beliefs and imperfect information. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 136, pp. 186-202. (doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2017.01.020)

Liberini, F., Redoano, M. and Proto, E. (2017) Happy voters. Journal of Public Economics, 146, pp. 41-57. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2016.11.013)

Grimalda, G., Kar, A. and Proto, E. (2016) Procedural fairness in lotteries assigning initial roles in a dynamic setting. Experimental Economics, 19(4), pp. 819-841. (doi: 10.1007/s10683-015-9469-5)

Proto, E. (2016) Are happy workers more productive? Firms' concerns about the well-being of their employees are largely supported by the evidence. IZA World of Labor, 2016, 315. (doi: 10.15185/izawol.315)

Sgroi, D., Proto, E. , Oswald, A. J. and Dobson, A. (2016) Laboratory evidence for emotional externalities: an essay in honor of EJ Mishan. Singapore Economic Review, 61(3), 1640015. (doi: 10.1142/S0217590816400154)

Oswald, A. J., Proto, E. and Sgroi, D. (2015) Happiness and productivity. Journal of Labor Economics, 33(4), pp. 789-822. (doi: 10.1086/681096)

Proto, E. and Rustichini, A. (2015) Life satisfaction, income and personality. Journal of Economic Psychology, 48, pp. 17-32. (doi: 10.1016/j.joep.2015.02.001)

Legros, P., Newman, A. F. and Proto, E. (2014) Smithian growth through creative organization. Review of Economics and Statistics, 96(5), pp. 796-811. (doi: 10.1162/REST_a_00421)

Proto, E. and Rustichini, A. (2013) A reassessment of the relationship between GDP and life satisfaction. PLoS ONE, 8(11), e79358. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079358) (PMID:24312179) (PMCID:PMC3842267)

Proto, E. , Sgroi, D. and Oswald, A. J. (2012) Are happiness and productivity lower among young people with newly-divorced parents? An experimental and econometric approach. Experimental Economics, 15(1), pp. 1-23. (doi: 10.1007/s10683-011-9285-5)

Perroni, C. and Proto, E. (2010) Entrepreneurial drain under moral hazard. Journal of Development Economics, 93(1), pp. 63-70. (doi: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2009.05.002)

Ghosal, S. and Proto, E. (2009) Democracy, collective action and intra-elite conflict. Journal of Public Economics, 93(9-10), pp. 1078-1089. (doi: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2009.05.003)

Grimalda, G., Kar, A. and Proto, E. (2008) On the value of participation. International Review of Economics, 55(1-2), pp. 127-147. (doi: 10.1007/s12232-007-0036-z)

Proto, E. (2007) Bank fragility and growth expectations. BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy, 7(1), 55. (doi: 10.2202/1935-1682.1720)

Proto, E. (2007) Land and the transition from a dual to a modern economy. Journal of Development Economics, 83(1), pp. 88-108. (doi: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2005.11.004)

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Supervision

Eugenio is interested in supervising projects examining topics in:

  • Behavioural Economics
  • Applied Economics

Current supervision

  • Fan, Junwei
    Friends as Negatives: Network Formation with Personality Traits
  • GU, JINGYI
    On the Economic Preferences towards Household Recycling in China: The Role of Social Norm Nudges and Long-term Life Goals
  • Zhang, Xiao
    Research on Rural-Urban Development Inequality and Subjective Well-Being in China

Teaching

  • Behavioural Economics
  • Experimental Economics

Professional activities & recognition

Research fellowships

  • 2018: Cepr
  • 2016: CesIFO
  • 2016: IZA

Grant committees & research advisory boards

  • 2016 - 2016: Society for Institutional & Organizational Economics, 20 Annual Conference

Editorial boards

  • 2019: Journal of economic behaviour and organization
  • 2018: PLOS One

Selected international presentations

  • 2016: Annual Conference of the Society for Institutional & Organizational Economics (Paris, Science Po)
  • 2016: Foundations of Utility and Risk Conference (FUR) (Warwick University, UK)
  • 2015: NBER Economics of Culture and Institutions Meeting (Boston)
  • 2019: CESifo Area Conference on Behavioral Economics (Munich, CesIFO)
  • 2019: Economics and Politics Seminar Series (New York University)
  • 2019: Experimental Economics, Seminar Series (Milan, Bocconi University)
  • 2019: Economic School Seminar Series (Purdue University)
  • 2019: Economics Seminar Series (Maryland University)
  • 2014: Wellbeing Seminar Series (London School of Economics)
  • 2014: Economics Seminar Series (Paris School of Economics)
  • 2018: Keynote presentation to Summer School on the Economics of Well Being (University of Warwick)
  • 2016: Keynote presentation to British Institute of Facilities Management Conference, (London)
  • 2018: Economic and Social Challenges for the UK: A view from the experts (Labour Party Conference, TATE, Liverpool)

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