معرفی
Thomas Le Barbanchon is a Professor of Economics at Bocconi University, holding the Rodolfo Debenedetti Chair in Labor Economics since 2024. He serves as Director of the research center IGIER since January 2025 and maintains affiliations with CEPR, CREST, J-PAL, IZA, and IFS. His research focuses on labor economics, public finance, and econometrics, with significant contributions to understanding unemployment insurance, job search behavior, gender disparities, and labor market responses to pandemics.
- PhD in Economics from École Polytechnique (CREST-ENSAE), France
- M.Sc. in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
His research explores labor economics through empirical and methodological lenses. Key areas include unemployment insurance effects, job search dynamics, and gender wage gap mechanisms. Recent work investigates AI-driven job matching, hiring difficulties, and wage-setting through his ERC-funded WeSET project (2025-2030). Articles span top journals like American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, Quarterly Journal of Economics, and Journal of Public Economics.
Scientific awards include the 2022 Bocconi Impact Award, ERC Consolidator Grant (2024-2029), and ERC Starting Grant (2018-2023). He has advised numerous PhD students and led institutional roles at Bocconi, including hiring committees and program leadership. His work bridges rigorous econometric methods with real-world policy evaluation for France Travail, public employment service reforms, and education initiatives.
