Barbara Biasi

Barbara Biasi’s research is in the areas of labor economics and applied microeconomics, with a focus on education and creativity. Some of her recent research investigates the effects of changes in teachers’ compensation (salaries and pensions) on teachers’ labor markets and the effects of school finance equalization on long-run children’s outcomes, as well as the links between mental health and career outcomes and the links between copyright policies and the diffusion of scientific knowledge. Professor Biasi obtained her PhD from Stanford University.

Expertise

• Creativity
• Economics
• Innovation
• Labor Issues
• Policy Modeling

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Stanford University (2012 — 2017)
• MSc Università Commerciale 'Luigi Bocconi' (2009 — 2011)
• Exchange New York University (2008 — 2009)
• Laurea Università Commerciale 'Luigi Bocconi' (2006 — 2009)

Selected Works

Articles

School Finance Equalization Increases Intergenerational Mobility: Evidence from A Simulated Instruments Approach
B. Biasi
Journal of Labor Economics
Forthcoming January 2023

Flexible Wages, Bargaining, and The Gender Gap
B. Biasi and H. Sarsons
Quarterly Journal of Economics
Vol. 137(1), pp. 215-266
2022

Effects of Copyrights on Science: Evidence from the WWII Book Republication Program
B. Biasi and P. Moser
American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
Vol. 13(4), pp. 218-260
2021

The Labor Market for Teachers under Different Pay Schemes
B. Biasi
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
Vol. 13(3) , pp. 63-102
2021

Information, Confidence, and The Gender Gap in Bargaining
B. Biasi and H. Sarsons
American Economic Association Papers & Proceedings
Volume 11, pp. 174-178
2021

School Capital Expenditure Rules and Distribution
B. Biasi, J. Lafortune, and D. Schönholzer
American Economic Association Papers & Proceedings
Volume 111, pp. 450-454
2021

Healthcare and Federalism: A Political Economy Approach
B. Biasi
Rivista di Politica Economica
Vol. 4, pp. 39-78
2012

Working Papers

The Education-Innovation Gap
S. Ma and B. Biasi

Equilibrium in the Market for Public School Teachers: District Wage Strategies and Teacher Comparative Advantage
B. Biasi, C. Fu, and J. Stromme

Career Effects of Mental Health
B. Biasi, M. Dahl, and P. Moser

Mental Health, Creativity, and Wealth
B. Biasi, M. Dahl, and P. Moser
Higher Salaries or Higher Pensions? Inferring Preferences from Teachers’ Retirement Behavior
B. Biasi