Diana Alessandrini

Roles and Affiliations: Diana Alessandrini is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at St. Francis Xavier University (Canada) and a fellow of the Rimini Center for Economic Analysis. She specializes in macroeconomics, labor economics, and the economics of education.

Research Focus: Her work examines taxation policies, minimum wage impacts, post-secondary education accessibility, wage inequality, and the long-term effects of economic recessions. Recent studies include analyses of human capital accumulation in Canada and intergenerational recession effects.

Publications Trends: Her articles span 2015–2024, emphasizing policy-relevant topics like progressive taxation’s stabilizing role and gender wage gaps in island economies. Methodologically, she combines empirical analysis with structural macroeconomic modeling.

Advising: She has collaborated with student researchers such as Bharat Diwakar (co-author on intergenerational recession effects) and Roshini Brizmohun (co-author on gender wage gaps in Mauritius).

Labs/Teams: No specific labs or teams are mentioned, but her affiliation with the Rimini Center for Economic Analysis suggests collaborative research networks in applied economics.