Silvia Vannutelli

Silvia Vannutelli is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Northwestern University, and a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). She holds a PhD from Boston University (2021). Her research focuses on applied microeconomics, particularly public economics, political economy, and labor economics, addressing policy-relevant questions such as revenue collection, social insurance design, and institutional roles in policymaking.

Her work employs original and administrative data to explore topics including government audits, corruption in procurement, and the labor market impacts of unemployment policies. She is affiliated with the Stigler Center at Chicago Booth, and her research emphasizes empirical rigor and policy implications. Notable areas include the political economy of stimulus transfers, gender disparities in bureaucratic corruption, and the effects of technological changes on wage inequality.

Her publications span journals and working papers, analyzing themes like audit mechanisms, redistributive preferences, and institutional governance. Despite her early career stage, her work has already influenced debates on fiscal transparency, social insurance, and the interplay between political incentives and economic outcomes.