Luca Righetti
Hi! I'm Luca, an incoming Research Scholar at the University of Oxford with the Future of Humanity Institute. I have a background in economics but am curious about all sorts of things to do with data science and public policy.
To this end, I have done work on renewable energy (UK-China Cooperation on Climate Change), AI safety (Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative), internet governance (Harvard's Berkman Klein Center), and more. You can read my CV/LinkedIn.
Outside my "day job", I co-host a podcast called Hear This Idea, where I get to talk to people a lot smarter than me. I care deeply about doing good better and am part of the Effective Altruism community. Sometimes, I also tweet and read.
The best way to contact me is via email — hello[at]lucarighetti[dot]com — I love meeting new people! If you are in Oxford and want to grab a coffee, do send me a message. You can also leave anonymous feedback, which is very useful to me.
Self-reinforcing Corruption: Evidence from the MPs Expenses Scandal (with Julia Shvets; draft date: May 2020) [pdf] [data]
Technological opportunities for decarbonisation of global energy systems (with Matthew Ives and Rupert Way; draft forthcoming)
Hear This Idea (Podcast/Blog)
Tripos Care Package (Revision Materials)
CDI: Working Paper Series (Articles)
BKC: Facial Recognition Surveillance (Data Visualisations)
I co-host a podcast "showcasing new thinking in philosophy and social sciences" together with my friend Fin Moorhouse. Each interview is accompanied by an in-depth write-up, which explores our guests' work in more detail. You can listen to Hear This Idea on all major podcast platforms or visit our website.
For my undergrad examinations, I created revision guides for all my modules. Others tell me they find this useful. Please note that all documents were entirely written to pass my exams and do not reflect my own opinions. There are some small mistakes, and the Cambridge syllabus has changed. Simply view this as increasing your 'revision budget set'.
📑 Part I: Micro — Macro — Metrics — Politics — Economic History
📑 Part IIA: Micro — Macro — Metrics — Development
📑 Part IIB*: Micro (1,2,3,4) — Macro (1,2,3,4) — Pol. — Dev.
*Incomplete due to Covid cancelling exams
I volunteered for the Cambridge Development Initiative at university — a registered non-profit operating in Dar-Es-Salaam (Tanzania). As Research Director, I oversaw the 2018/19 Working Paper Series, which included eight articles on topics relevant to CDI's projects. You can read these on their website:
During the four-week Summer Institute on "AI Principles and Practice", I was part of a group project that examined facial recognition surveillance in the US. My role was to identify trends in public perception and media coverage. You can find the full presentation here and my selected data visualisations below:
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