Claudio Labanca

Claudio Labanca is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Monash University and founding member of SoDa Labs, an empirical research laboratory applying data science to social science questions. His research examines labor market dynamics including wage differentials, migration impacts, and work-hour constraints using econometric analysis of employer-employee datasets.

Research focuses on:

• Wage and productivity variations across firms
• Labor supply effects of taxation policies
• Economic impacts of migration shocks
• International trade preparation strategies

His publications demonstrate consistent methodological innovation in analyzing matched employer-employee data, with recent work examining export readiness and hours constraints within firms. As Chief Investigator on multiple international collaborations, he contributes to understanding labor market regulation in global contexts.