Venue: Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Imola branch. Palazzo Vespignani, via Garibaldi 24, Imola (BO)

Date: 18-19 March 2024

Course leaders: Vincenzina Caputo, Claudia Bazzani, Maurizio Canavari

Target audience: Students and early career researchers with a solid background in microeconomics and econometrics who wish to apply Discrete Choice Experiments.

Course fees: The course is free of charge. Participants must cover their own travel and accommodation costs.

Course description: The workshop focuses on the design of food choice experiments and the analysis of discrete choice data. It will also present recent developments and innovations in food choice experiments, with particular attention to how psychological aspects influence people’s decision-making. The discussion will also cover how food choice studies can inform academics, food industry players, and policymakers.

Course outline

March 18, 2024 March 19, 2024
09.30 – 11.00 Food Choice Experiments: An Overview

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee break

11.30 – 13.00 How to design food choice studies – Ngene

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch

14.00 – 16.00 How to analyze discrete choice data- Nlogit 6

16.00 – 16.30 Coffee break

16.30 – 17.30 Recent developments and innovations in food choices

09:00 – 10:30. Psychological influences in food choices

10.30 – 11.00 Break

11:00 – 12:30 Personality traits and food choice: An Application

If interested in participating, please fill this form: https://forms.office.com/e/xJUL1WtG1s

Deadline for applications: the 10th of March, 2024, at 23:59.

To ensure high engagement, the maximum number of participants is limited to 15.

Credits/certification: We will issue attendance certificates only, no ECTS credits.


This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 952303