Luca Stella

Luca Stella is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Milan, with tenured status, and serves as a Principal Investigator in the Horizon Europe-funded PIPEON Project. He holds affiliations as a BSoE Faculty Member, CESifo Research Network Affiliate, and IZA Research Fellow, while also being an Adjunct Lecturer at Freie Universität Berlin. His research spans Labor Economics, Demography, Health Economics, and the Economics of Digitization, focusing on the interplay between technological advancements and socioeconomic outcomes.

Stella's work examines how digitalization, robotization, and AI influence health, fertility, and family structures, with notable studies showing that broadband access increases fertility among highly educated women by enabling telework and part-time employment, while robotic automation correlates with declining fertility and marriage rates in the U.S. due to labor market disruptions. His publications appear in The Journal of Human Resources, Demography, and European Economic Review, with media coverage in outlets like the Washington Post and Corriere della Sera.

Scientific Awards:

• Helmut Schmidt Prize 2015 (likely for academic contributions)

Advising & Grants: While direct student advising isn't listed, Stella leads the Horizon Europe PIPEON Project and collaborates extensively with researchers like Osea Giuntella, Massimo Anelli, and Rania Gihleb. His work often addresses policy implications, such as DACA's impact on immigrant sleep patterns and the role of globalization in low-fertility contexts.