Profile Details

Create Project

★★★★★

☆☆☆☆☆

USD 75 /hr

★★★★★

☆☆☆☆☆

Hire Dr. Alberto C.

Italy

USD 75 /hr

Economics Researcher and Market Insights Expert with 10+ years of experience || PhD in Behavioral Macroeconomics

Profile Summary

*** From September 2025 I'll be working as Head of Behavioral Intelligence at Interhuman AI and won't be available for freelance work *** I am an Economics Researcher and Market Insights Expert with a Ph.D. in Behavioral Macroeconomics and over 10 years of experience transforming complex data into actionable strategies. My expertise spans advanced market analysis, survey design, behavioral insights, and econometric analysis, supported by proficiency in tools like Matlab, Stata, Tableau, and Qualtrics. I’ve successfully led cross-functional teams, secured competitive research grants, published in top academic journals and delivered impactful solutions across industries by combining technical expertise with a strong understanding of market dynamics and business needs. Most recently, as part of Toptal’s Market Insights and Strategy team, I drove business growth by developing data-driven market analysis and frameworks. Previously, in my academic research roles, I contributed to high-impact projects such as improving micro-mobility behavior, boosting credit card adoption rates, and combating misinformation—work that earned international recognition, including media coverage by the World Economic Forum.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Macroeconomics
• ★ Behavioural Economics
• ★ Market Research
• ☆ Computer Simulation/Computational Modeling
• ☆ Predictive Modeling & Analytics
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Data Exploration
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Data Collection
• ☆ Data Management
• ☆ Data Manipulation
• ☆ Machine Learning
• ☆ Text Mining & Analytics
• ☆ Business Analytics
• ☆ Financial Modeling
• ☆ Statistics
• ☆ Comparative Analysis
• ☆ Regression Analysis
• ☆ Multivariate Analysis
• ☆ Nonlinear Regression
• ☆ Bayesian Statistics
• ☆ Correlation Analysis
• ☆ Survey Design
• ☆ Study Design
• ☆ Library & Information Science
• ☆ Abstracting & Indexing
• ☆ Human Behavior & Psychology
• ☆ Cognitive Science
• ☆ Design Thinking
• ☆ Hypothesis
• ☆ Peer Review
• ☆ Survey Design & Methodology
• ☆ User Research
• ☆ Quantitative User Research
• ☆ Technology Scouting
• ☆ Fact Checking
• ☆ Literature Search
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Journal Selection
• ☆ Instructional Materials
• ☆ Experimental Protocols
• ☆ SOP & Protocol Writing
• ☆ White Papers
• ☆ Case Studies
• ☆ Science Communication
• ☆ Literature Review
• ☆ Traditional/Narrative Literature Review
• ☆ Systematic Literature Review
• ☆ Copywriting
• ☆ Emails & Newsletters
• ☆ Blog Posts
• ☆ Scientific Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ Proofreading & Editing
• ☆ News Writing
• ☆ Course Content Writing
• ☆ Grant Writing
• ☆ Statistical Finance
• ☆ Personal Finance & Budgeting
• ☆ Business Operations
• ☆ Business Strategy
• ☆ Business Statistics
• ☆ International Business
• ☆ Small Business
• ☆ Data-Driven Decision Making
• ☆ International Economics
• ☆ Political Economy
• ☆ Consumer Behavior & Theory
• ☆ Econometrics
• ☆ Microeconomics
• ☆ Economic Evaluation
• ☆ Marketing Strategy
• ☆ Qualitative Market Research
• ☆ Quantitative Market Research
• ☆ Lead Generation
• ☆ SEO & Web Traffic
• ☆ Marketing Analytics
• ☆ Business Intelligence
• ☆ Socioeconomics
• ☆ Labor Economics
• ☆ Management Consulting

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, Copywriting

Research Market Research, User Research, Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Go-to-Market Strategy Consulting, Digital Strategy Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting, Financial Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization, Big Data Analytics, Data Cleaning, Data Insights

Work Experience

Economic and Market Intelligence Consultant

Emerging Trajectories

January 2025 - April 2025

B2B Market Research Expert

Bredin Business Information, Inc

January 2025 - February 2025

Senior Manager, Market Insights and Strategy

Toptal

April 2023 - November 2024

Manager, Survey Research

Toptal

October 2022 - April 2023

Assistant Professor (Behavioral Macroeconomist)

Goethe University Frankfurt

September 2019 - September 2022

AXA Research Fund Postdoctoral fellow (Economist)

Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore

May 2016 - August 2019

Visiting Researcher

Toulouse School of Economics

December 2018 - April 2019

Researcher

Observatoire Française des Conjonctures Économiques

October 2015 - January 2016

Research Assistant

Università degli Studi di Pavia

September 2012 - October 2012

Education

Visiting Researcher (OFCE)

Sciences Po Centre for International Studies

September 2014 - February 2016

Ph.D. in Economics (Lombardy Advanced School of Economic Research)

Università degli Studi di Milano

October 2012 - December 2015

MS in Economics, Finance and International Integration

Università degli Studi di Pavia

September 2009 - February 2012

BA in Economics

Università degli Studi di Pavia

September 2006 - October 2009

Certifications

• Career Essentials in Generative AI

  Microsoft

  https://www.linkedin.com/learning/certificates/e1b68d08f4519a0241e6da5bb1be4bf243c1d44386b0070c9c24dbccb7212a5b?lipi=urn:li:page:d_flagship3_profile_view_base_certifications_details;2XJEWA1FSBO679MzM57Bqg==

  June 2024 - Present

• Design Thinking for Innovation

  University of Virginia - Darden School of Business

  https://www.coursera.org/account/accomplishments/verify/8F7BCPY4JPWY

  February 2023 - Present

Publications

WORKING PAPER

ALBERTO CARDACI, Tiziana Assenza, Stefanie J. Huber (2024). Fake News: Susceptibility, Awareness and Solutions . TSE Working Paper.

Alberto Cardaci, Tiziana Assenza, Michael Haliassos (2023). Consumption and Account Balances in Crises: Have We Neglected Cognitive Load? . SSRN Electronic Journal.

OTHER

Assenza, T., Cardaci, A., Delli Gatti, D.(2022). The Leverage Self-Delusion: Perceived Wealth and Cognitive Sophistication . SSRN.

Assenza, T., Cardaci, A., Gatti, D.D.(2019). Perceived Wealth, Cognitive Sophistication and Behavioral Inattention . SSRN.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

(2019). Inequality and imbalances: a monetary union agent-based model . Journal of Evolutionary Economics.

(2019). Between Scylla and Charybdis: Income distribution, consumer credit and business cycles . Economic Inquiry.

Cardaci, A., Saraceno, F.(2019). BETWEEN SCYLLA AND CHARYBDIS: INCOME DISTRIBUTION, CONSUMER CREDIT, AND BUSINESS CYCLES . Economic Inquiry. 57. (2). p. 953-971.

Cardaci, A., Saraceno, F.(2019). Inequality and imbalances: a monetary union agent-based model . Journal of Evolutionary Economics. 29. (3). p. 853-890.

Cardaci, A.(2018). Inequality, household debt and financial instability: An agent-based perspective . Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 149. p. 434-458.

(2018). Policy experiments in an agent-based model with credit networks . Economics: The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal.

(2018). Inequality, Household Debt and Financial Instability: An Agent-Based Perspective . Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.

Assenza, T., Cardaci, A., Gatti, D.D., Grazzini, J.(2018). Policy experiments in an agent-based model with credit networks . Economics. 12. (1).

Sassi, M. and Cardaci, A. (2013). Impact of rainfall pattern on cereal market and food security in Sudan: Stochastic approach and CGE model. Food Policy, 43, pp. 321-331.

Sassi, M., Cardaci, A.(2013). Impact of rainfall pattern on cereal market and food security in Sudan: Stochastic approach and CGE model . Food Policy. 43. p. 321-331.