Laura Giuliano

Laura Giuliano is a Professor of Economics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Her research focuses on labor economics, education policy, and racial discrimination in labor markets. She has conducted influential studies on minimum wage policies, gifted education access, peer effects among youth, and workplace discrimination. Her work often intersects with policy analysis, emphasizing real-world impacts on marginalized groups.

Giuliano's research has been supported by major grants including a $5M award from the National Center for Research on Gifted Education (2020-2025) and a Russell Sage Foundation grant (2020-2022). Notable publications include her 2016 PNAS paper on universal screening in gifted education and her 2019 American Economic Review study on wage fairness and employee behavior.

Her awards include the H. Gregg Lewis Prize for her 2013 Journal of Labor Economics article on minimum wage effects. She has also contributed to high-profile policy discussions through Vox EU and White House blog posts addressing educational inequities, occupational licensing, and student loans.