Summary

I am an Associate Professor in the School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, where I teach behavioural economics and finance modules while engaging in various research projects. I served on the Faculty's Ethics Committee. I am a member of the Faculty's Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Team. I coordinate the Women in Economics Mentoring and Network Programme at the University of Portsmouth. I organised outreach events to promote diversity in economics under the Discover Economics banner of the Royal Economic Society.

My research employs experimental methods and econometric techniques to investigate topics in behavioral economics, particularly gender representation in institutions and public goods provision. My work was published in high-quality international journals, including Public Administration Review, Experimental Economics, Journal of Business Ethics, Public Choice, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, and Journal of Conflict Resolution.

Biography

I hold a PhD in Economics from the University of East Anglia, a MSc in Economics from the University of Siena (Italy), and a BSc in Economics from the University of Bologna (Italy). Prior to joining the University of Portsmouth, I was Research Associate at the Max Planck Institute of Economics in Germany. Before that, I had been Research Associate at the Centre for Reasoning, University of Kent. In autumn 2019 I was granted research leave, during which I visited the University of Southampton. 

Research interests

I am a co-investigator on a number of interdisciplinary projects including:

• Realising Girls' and Women's Inclusion, Representation, and Empowerment  (funded by the European Commission)
• Valuing Digital Culture and Heritage (funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council)
• Gender Homophily in Crowdfunding (internally funded)

I conduct research on public goods provision, focusing on new mechanisms to support the funding of public projects, using laboratory experiments.

Ph.D. supervision

I am happy to discuss ideas in any areas of behavioural economics, but especially topics related to public goods provision, gender representation, diversity, and inclusion.

Teaching responsibilities

Current Modules (2025/2026):

• Psychology and Altruism in Economics and Finance – L5 (teaching and coordination)
• Behavioural Finance and the Psychology of Investments – L6 (teaching and coordination)
• Issues in Economics - L4 (teaching)
• Macroeconomis - L4 (teaching)

I am also a personal tutor and I supervise undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations and PhD research.

Media availability

I am happy to take calls and emails from the media on my research, and I am aware of the need to respond to journalists in a timely manner. Please contact me at federica.alberti@port.ac.uk or on +44 23 9284 4270.