Dr. Carla Cavallo
Carla Cavallo (MSc, PhD) is Researcher of Agricultural Economics at University of Naples Federico II (Italy) Department of Agricultural Sciences. She has got two MSc degrees: in Agricultural Sciences and Technologies (University of Naples Federico II) and Management, Economics and Consumer Studies (Wageningen UR, The Netherlands). She is a member of European Association of Agricultural Economists (EAAE) and Società Italiana di Economia Agraria (SIDEA).
Her current research interests are related to sustainable and healthy consumer behavior. She devoted several research efforts to understand consumers’ preferences for Extra-Virgin Olive Oil, considering the sensory aspects linked to products with superior healthiness features. In the context of healthy diets, she dealt with consumers’ perceptions and behavior towards bitter-tasting vegetables and possible application of nudging and techniques to improve people’s diets.
Address
Dept. of Agricultural Sciences
Via Università 96 – 80055 Portici, Naples, Italy
Tel. +39 081 2539077
Selected publications
- Cavallo, C., Sacchi, G., & Carfora, V. (2020). Resilience effects in food consumption behaviour at the time of Covid-19: perspectives from Italy. Heliyon, 6(12), e05676. DOI: 1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05676
- Vecchio, R., & Cavallo, C. (2019). Increasing healthy food choices through nudges: A systematic review. Food Quality and Preference, 78, 103714. DOI: 1016/j.foodqual.2019.05.014
- Carfora, V., Cavallo, C., Caso, D., Del Giudice, T., De Devitiis, B., Viscecchia, R., … & Cicia, G. (2019). Explaining consumer purchase behavior for organic milk: Including trust and green self-identity within the theory of planned behavior. Food Quality and Preference, 76, 1-9. DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2019.03.006
- Cavallo, C., & Piqueras‐Fiszman, B. (2017). Visual elements of packaging shaping healthiness evaluations of consumers: The case of olive oil. Journal of sensory studies, 32(1), e12246. DOI: 10.1111/joss.12246
- Del Giudice, T., Cavallo, C., Caracciolo, F., & Cicia, G. (2015). What attributes of extra virgin olive oil are really important for consumers: a meta-analysis of consumers’ stated preferences. Agricultural and Food Economics, 3(1), 1-15. DOI: 10.1186/s40100-015-0034-5
