Prof. Dr. Alexia Delfino, Ph.D.

Alexia Delfino is an assistant professor of Economics at the University of Bocconi.

She is an applied microeconomist with interests in Development, Organizational and Behavioral Economics. Her research explores the interplay between norms, institutions and identity in explaining differences in labor market outcomes between groups and in affecting firms’ productivity. She uses a variety of research methods, such as field experiments and survey-based techniques, and frequently collaborates with organizations in both developed and developing countries. She worked on recruitment in public-sector frontline jobs, on female entrepreneurship in developing countries and on employee culture.

Alexia Delfino is a Visiting Fellow at CAS in May 2023 at the invitation of Prof. Dr. Florian Englmaier. She will join the CAS Research Group on “Words to Numbers”.