Berta Esteve-Volart

Berta Esteve-Volart is an Associate Professor in the Economics Department at York University's Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies. Her research applies microeconomic methods to labor markets, gender disparities, and political economy, with specific focus on gender quotas in politics, economic voting patterns, and performance incentives in public sectors.

Recent work examines the efficacy of electoral gender quotas, economic determinants of voting behavior, and performance pay structures in judicial systems. Her empirical approach combines experimental and observational methods to analyze political and labor market outcomes, particularly in Spanish institutional contexts. Core research areas include labor economics, gender economics, political economy, and development economics.