PhD Candidate in Economics · London School of Economics

Luca Barbato

Applied microeconomist studying how organisations adopt new technologies and redesign jobs, decisions, and incentives around them.

Portrait of Luca Barbato
01 — About

A brief introduction.

I am a third-year MRes/Ph.D. candidate in Economics and Management at the London School of Economics. I am an applied microeconomist interested in personnel, labour, and organisational economics, with a focus on how new technologies reshape work inside organisations.

  • Personnel Economics
  • Labour Economics
  • Organisational Economics
02 — Research

Ongoing projects.

My work uses causal inference methods to study how firms react to technological changes by adjusting tasks, incentives and decisions. I work with administrative and operational data, often through research partnerships with firms and non-profits.

Work in Progress

Decentralised Ordering and Waste in Retail

Work in Progress

Healthcare Digitalization and Hospital Performance

Work in Progress
03 — Teaching

Courses taught at LSE.

MG205 2024 – present

Econometrics: Theory and Applications

Graduate Teaching Assistant (2024 – present)

Undergraduate course in the LSE Department of Management covering linear regression, identification, and applied causal inference.

4.8 / 5.0 Student evaluation

04 — Curriculum Vitae

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