Gabriel Burdin

Gabriel Burdin is an Associate Professor in Economics at Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, and holds a primary academic position as Associate Professor at the University of Siena, Department of Economics and Statistics. He is also a Visiting Research Fellow at Leeds University Business School and an Affiliated Researcher at FCEA, Universidad de la República (Uruguay). He is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) and the Global Labor Organization (GLO).

• PhD in Economics, University of Siena (2013)
• B.A. in Economics, Universidad de la República, Uruguay (2007)

His research lies at the intersection of labour and organisational economics, with a focus on cooperatives, employee ownership, worker voice, inequality, and the impact of digital technologies on labour markets. He applies behavioural economics to understand labour and organisational dynamics. His recent work explores automation, transparency through digital monitoring, and governance in employee-owned firms.

His publications appear in leading journals such as The Economic Journal, Labour Economics, Research Policy, World Development, and Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. His recent articles examine topics like overtime regulation in Japan, digital monitoring and worker voice, and the career outcomes of young workers in employee-owned firms, reflecting a strong trend toward understanding how institutional frameworks and technological change shape labour outcomes.

• Morosoli Prize in Economics (2019)
• Italian National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor (Fascia I – 13/A1-A2-A4)

Burdin is actively involved in academic service as coeditor of Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics and member of the editorial board of Journal of Participation and Employee Ownership (JPEO). He teaches Behavioural Economics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and supervises UG, MSc, and PhD dissertations. He welcomes PhD students in his research areas. His affiliations with IZA, GLO, and FCEA reflect a broad international research network focused on labour and cooperative economics.

He is affiliated with research teams at IZA, where he contributes to ongoing projects on labour market institutions and technological change. His work with Filippo Belloc, Fabio Landini, Takao Kato, and others forms a cohesive research cluster on workplace governance and employee participation.