Guglielmo Zappala

Bio

Guglielmo is a Postdoctoral Researcher at emLab working on climate impacts and adaptation projects. His research focuses on the socio-economic impact of climate and the human ability to adapt, as well as how individuals form beliefs about climate and their role in adaptive behavior. Guglielmo obtained his PhD and MA in Economics at the Paris School of Economics, partaking in the European Doctoral Programme at the London School of Economics, and spending a research stay at UC Santa Barbara. He previously worked at the IMF and the OECD and holds a BSc in Economics at the University of Padova, his hometown in Italy. Outside of work, Guglielmo spends his time bouldering and lead climbing, running, playing the bassoon, for which he obtained a Conservatory of Music Diploma, and reading contemporary fiction books.