Raluca Elena BUIA

Raluca Elena BUIA is a Researcher at the Department of Economics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice. Her work focuses on Political Economy, with a particular emphasis on labor market dynamics, retirement incentives, and the socioeconomic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. She has taught Political Economics and Microeconomics across multiple degree programs including Languages and Civilizations, Business Economics, and History.

• Department of Economics, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
• Researcher status since at least 2008

Research Interests: Dr. Buia's research spans economics, public health, and social sciences, exploring topics such as adverse childhood experiences, preventive healthcare utilization, aging societies, and pension system redistribution. Her work often uses SHARE (Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe) data and focuses on Italy and broader European contexts.

Recent Publications: She has contributed to high-profile edited volumes and journals on retirement incentives, pandemic labor outcomes, and remote work futures. Her 2025 article The Effect of Retirement Incentives: Microevidence for Italy analyzes pension reforms using SHARE data.

Grants & Projects: Currently involved in the PNRR-funded AGE IT project addressing aging societies, and the EU's DASISH data infrastructure initiative. Collaborates extensively with Agar Brugiavini, Giacomo Pasini, and other European researchers.