Giulia Brancaccio

Giulia Brancaccio is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, a position she has held since July 2021. Previously, she served as an Assistant Professor of Economics at Cornell University. Her academic training includes a PhD in Economics from Princeton University and a BS from Bocconi University in Italy.

• PhD in Economics – Princeton University
• BS in Economics – Bocconi University, Italy

Her research centers on industrial organization, with a focus on decentralized markets such as financial and transportation markets. She integrates theoretical models with empirical analysis, using granular datasets including satellite tracking of ships and municipal bond trading records to study market inefficiencies, search frictions, and the effects of product standardization. Her work bridges economics with real-world policy implications in global trade and infrastructure.

The available article highlights her interest in transportation and trade, particularly examining how port infrastructure investment affects global trade efficiency. Her research combines economic theory with innovative data sources to analyze market design and performance.

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Giulia Brancaccio advises students in economics and conducts research supported by academic institutions. She has not been described as leading a formal lab or research team, but her work involves collaboration with large-scale data and policy-relevant economic questions. She continues to contribute to the field of industrial organization through empirical and theoretical investigations of market structures.