Diego Gambetta

Diego Gambetta
Born1952
Turin, Italy
Known forAnalytical contributions to the study of trust and research on the Sicilian Mafia
Academic work
InstitutionsEuropean University Institute, Nuffield College, University of Oxford
Doctoral studentsHeather Hamill

Diego Gambetta (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdjеːɡo ɡamˈbetta]; born 1952) is an Italian-born social scientist. He is a Carlo Alberto Chair at the Collegio Carlo Alberto in Turin. He is well known for his vivid and unconventional applications of economic theory and a rational choice theory approach to understanding a variety of social phenomena. He has made important analytical contributions to the concept of trust by using game theory and signalling theory.[1]

  1. ^ Cook, Karen S., ed. (March 2003). Trust in Signs. New York City: Russell Sage Foundation. pp. 148–184. ISBN 978-0-87154-181-9.