Federica Meluzzi

Federica Meluzzi is a PhD candidate in Economics at CREST (Institut Polytechnique de Paris) and a Research Fellow at the French Ministry of Labor (DARES). She will join LMU Munich as an Assistant Professor in Economics in June 2026 following a postdoctoral fellowship at Bocconi University. Her research focuses on labor economics, gender economics, and public economics, particularly how peers, firms, and public policies shape gender norms and labor market inequality.

Her job market paper, The College Melting Pot: Peers, Culture and Women’s Job Search, leverages cross-cohort peer variation in Italian college programs to analyze cultural assimilation’s impact on women’s labor supply. Key findings include peer exposure to egalitarian gender cultures increasing full-time job uptake and reducing early-career gender gaps by 21-40% through shifts in job-search preferences and beliefs.

• Affiliation with CREST (Institut Polytechnique de Paris) and DARES
• Future Assistant Professor at LMU Munich
• PhD research spans labor market inequality, pay transparency, and education policy
• Collaborations with institutions including LSE and UC Berkeley during PhD visits