Caterina Calsamiglia

Caterina Calsamiglia is an Associate Professor at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), a research fellow at MOVE, and an affiliated professor at Barcelona GSE. Her research focuses on the economic implications of social justice for public policy design, with work on equality of opportunity, school choice mechanisms, and affirmative action in tournaments.

• B.A. in Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (1999)
• M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. in Economics, Yale University (2002, 2003, 2005)

Her research spans theoretical, empirical, and experimental economics, emphasizing policy-relevant applications in education and fairness. Key contributions include analyzing the Boston Mechanism for school choice and structural estimation of school choice models.

Scientific Awards:

• Research fellow of MOVE
• Affiliated professor at Barcelona GSE