Giorgio Topa

Giorgio Topa is an Economic Research Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, specializing in Labor and Product Markets. He serves on the Research Group’s Promotion and Recognition Committee. His work focuses on applied microeconomics, labor economics, and econometric methodologies for analyzing networks and local interactions.

Education: Giorgio holds a B.A. from the Università di Venezia, Italy, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago.

Research Interests:

• Applied Microeconomics
• Networks and Local Interactions
• Spatial Econometrics
• Econometric Tools for Empirical Models

Recent Work Trends: Recent publications explore labor market dynamics (e.g., employee referrals, mismatch unemployment), inflation expectations, consumer behavior, and the impact of economic crises on inflation beliefs. His work bridges theoretical models with empirical data, often using survey and experimental methods.

Advisees & Grants: No formal students are listed, but his collaborations include researchers at NYU and the NY Fed. Grant details are not specified in available texts.

Labs/Teams: Part of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Economic Research team, contributing to policy-relevant analyses and the Survey of Consumer Expectations.