Elia Acciai

Welcome!

I am an applied micro-economist working in the economics of crime and conflict, cultural economics, development economics, and AI & ML. Two recurring threads in my research: (i) studying cultural heritage preservation and the socioeconomic role of art; (ii) using advances in AI / ML / NLP to extract low-dimensional structure from high-dimensional data.

I am a third-year PhD student in Economics at the University of Turin and Collegio Carlo Alberto, under the supervision of Prof. Marina Della Giusta and Prof. Juan F. Vargas.

Here you can find my CV.

Beyond research, traveling is a constant — especially across Asia. Wherever I am, I'm always up for a run.

Upcoming talks and conferences:
Armenian Economic Association Annual Meeting, June 29 – July 1, 2026, Yerevan, Armenia.