Antonio Paparella (Ph.D.) is a researcher in agricultural and environmental economics at the University of Naples Federico II (Italy). He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Environmental Economics, an advanced master’s degree in Agricultural Economics and Policy, and a master’s degree in Agricultural Science and Technology from the University of Bologna. His research focuses on interdisciplinary approaches, including behavioral economics, econometrics, consumer studies, and agro-environmental modeling. He is proficient in programming languages such as Python, C++, and GIS tools, and has extensive experience in agent-based modeling and socio-ecological simulations.
Lecturer on topics such as farmer behavior, efficiency analysis, and the olive oil supply chain at the University of Naples Federico II.
Address
Dept. of Agricultural Sciences
Via Università 96 – 80055 Portici, Naples, Italy
Tel. +39 081 2539065
Selected publications
- Paparella A., Vecchio R., Cembalo L., Lombardi A. (2023). Measuring consumer effort in circular economy initiatives in the food domain: An exploratory analysis. Heliyon, 9(2). DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13373
- Paparella A., Cembalo L., Topping C. (2023). GeSoN: A Geo-Social Network model applying bounded rationality to farmers in socio-ecological simulations. Food and Ecological Systems Modelling Journal, 4, e100714. DOI: 10.3897/fmj.4.100714
- Rommel J., Sagebiel J., Baaken, M. C., Barreiro‐Hurlé J., Bougherara D., Cembalo L., Cerjak M., et al. (2023). Farmers’ risk preferences in 11 European farming systems: A multi‐country replication of Bocquého et al.(2014). Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 45(3), 1374-1399. DOI: 10.1002/aepp.13330
- De Gennaro, B. C., Roselli, L., Bimbo, F., Carlucci, D., Cavallo, C., Cicia, G., Del Giudice, T., Lombardi, A., Paparella, A., Vecchio, R. (2021). Do italian consumers value health claims on extra-virgin olive oil? Journal of Functional Foods, 81. DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2021.104461
- Lombardi, A., Carlucci, D., Cavallo, C., De Gennaro, B., Del Giudice, T., Giannoccaro, G., Paparella, A., Roselli, L., Vecchio, R., Cicia, G. (2021). Do consumers understand health claims on extra-virgin olive oil? Food Research International, 143. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110267
