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Giulia Lotti

[https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/giulia-lotti/12/8ba/100]

Highlights

PhD in Economics, working in the areas of education and labor markets

Skilled econometrician with extensive experience working with micro-level data (household

surveys, labor force surveys, firm-level surveys)

Experience in data collection and analysis

Passionate for economic and social development with experience in academia, research, and

multilateral institutions (Milan, London, Warwick, Washington DC, Oslo, Lausanne)

Experience in academia as Teaching Fellow (economics, econometrics)

Currently interested in an Economist position in an international organization

Professional Experience

Associate Professional Officer at Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC, (Since November 2015)

Currently working in the Department of Andean Countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru,

and Venezuela) as analyst of labor markets of the region

Main assignments have been:

(a) Identification of major challenges in labor markets (low productivity, high informality, low

quality basic education, insufficient job trainings)

(b) Policy evaluation of government interventions (such as minimum wage changes in the

Andean region, the special regime for micro and small enterprises in Peru)

(c) Contribution to a flagship on productivity (evaluating empirically the effect of contract

labor choice—fixed term vs permanent—on firm productivity in Peru, Colombia, and

Ecuador)

(d) Review of papers and draft reports in the Department, contributing in the dialogue with

the policy makers of the region

Teaching Fellow/Teaching Assistant of Economics, University of Warwick, UK,

(September 2011- August 2015)

Teaching Fellow (initially Teaching Assistant) at the Department of Economics on

Econometrics, Mathematics, and Statistics.

Average students’ feedback across years: 4.7/5

Nominated for the Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence for Postgraduate Research

Students (WATEPGR)

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Consultant, World Bank Group, Washington, DC (July-September 2014)

Worked as a consultant at the Office of the Chief Economist for Latin America and the

Caribbean

Joined an economists’ team in charge of supporting the Cambodian government in its labor

market policies

In the office of the Chief Economist, I was the responsible for the data analysis of minimum

wages’ impact on labor markets worldwide (based on the new International Income

Distribution (I2D2) data set, a globally harmonized database created by the World Bank that

draws on more than 600 nationally representative household surveys)

Research Assistant, Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy

(CAGE), Department of Economics, University of Warwick, UK (March-November 2013)

Main responsibilities included micro data management and cleaning for the evaluation of the

effect of music training on cognitive and non-cognitive abilities of poor children in Argentina

Research Assistant, University of Milan-Bicocca, Department of Economics, Italy (July-

August 2009)

Main tasks were data cleaning and preparing charts

Research Consultant, Gruppo CLAS S.r.l., Italy (June-July 2009)

I analyzed the link between accessibility to a location and creativity and innovation

Education

PhD in Economics, University of Warwick, UK, (October 2010-November 2015)

Thesis: “Essays in Applied Economics” (empirical evaluation of policies/programs in

education, labor, and crime). Supervisors: Professors Lavy and Waldinger

MSc in Economics, University College London (UCL), UK, (September 2009-September 2010)

Dissertation: “Education Millennium Development Goals in Ecuador” (analysis of the path of

Ecuador towards the achievement of the MDGs related to education and of the driving factors

of children’s schooling choice)

Second Level Degree in Economics, (Laurea Specialistica with Distinction),

University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy, (October 2006-April 2009)

Dissertation: “Growth and Institutions” (empirical study on the determinants of economic

growth)

Bachelor in Economics and Business (Laurea Triennale, with Distinction), University

of Milan-Bicocca, Italy, (September 2003-September 2006)

Other Courses:

Summer School on “Empirical Strategies, HEC Lausanne, Switzerland (August 2013)

Exchange Student, Erasmus Project, University of Høgskolen i Oslo, Norway (August 2004-

August 2005)

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High School, Liceo Classico A. Manzoni, Italy

Main courses: Mathematics, Physics, Ancient Greek, Latin (September 1997-June 2003)

Awards and Affiliations

Research Associate at CAGE, University of Warwick, (Since September 2016)

Fellow of Royal Economic Society, UK, (September 2013-September 2014)

Analyst at Compagnia San Paolo and Einaudi Institute, Italy, (September 2009-

September 2011)

Invited Seminars and Conference Presentations

2016: World Bank Jobs and Development Conference; Inter-American Development Bank,

Research Department

2015: IZA European Summer School in Labor Economics, Germany; Spring Meeting of Young

Economists, Belgium; Scottish Economic Society Conference, UK; RIDGE/NIP-LACEA Workshop

on Inequality Poverty and Politics, Uruguay (presenter and discussant); PhD Seminar, University

of Warwick, UK; Warwick PhD Conference, UK.

2014: CAGE AMES, University of Warwick, UK; Warwick PhD Conference (discussant), UK; CAGE

AMES, University of Warwick, UK.

2013: WIPS, University of Milan-Bicocca, Italy; CAGE AMES, University of Warwick, UK; CAGE

WIP, University of Warwick.

Current Research

Lavy, V., Lotti, G., Zizhong, Y. (2016), Empowering Mothers And Enhancing Early Childhood

Investment:Effect On Adults Outcomes And Children Cognitive And Non-Cognitive Skills, NBER

Working Paper 22963 http://www.nber.org/papers/w22963.pdf

Lotti, G., (2016), Tough on young offenders: harmful or helpful?, The Warwick Economics

Research Paper Series (TWERPS), University of Warwick, Department of Economics,

http://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:wrk:warwec:1126.

Lotti, G., Messina, J., Nunziata, L. (2016), The impact of minimum wages on the uncovered

sector – a cross-country comparison.

Knowledge of

Language

English (fluent), Spanish (fluent), Italian (native),

French (intermediate)

Econometric &

Software

Packages

Proficient skills in STATA, LaTeX, Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint)