Barbara Biasi
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Publications

 1. Biasi, Barbara. ​School Finance Equalization Increases Intergenerational Mobility [appendix]  
Journal of Labor Economics, forthcoming January 2023. 
NBER Working Paper n. 25600. ​Policy brief: Voxeu.org​

2. Biasi, Barbara, and Heather Sarsons. Flexible Wages Bargaining, and The Gender Gap. [appendix]
Quarterly Journal of Economics, vol. 137(1), pp. 215-266 (2022).
NBER Working Paper n. 27894; IZA Discussion Paper No. 13754
Coverage: Jacobin


3. Biasi, Barbara, and Petra Moser. Effects of Copyrights on Science. 
American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, vol. 13(4), pp. 218-260 (2021).
NBER Working Paper n. 24255, CEPR Discussion Paper n. 12651, 
NBER Digest, March 2018 Issue
Policy briefs & coverage: The Economist, Voxeu.org, Cato Institute, Marginal Revolution


4. Biasi, Barbara. The Labor Market for Teachers Under Different Pay Schemes.
American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, vol. 13(2), pp. 65-102 (2021).  
NBER Working Paper n. 24813
2016 NAEd/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship; Selected "Best Applied Paper" during the  Econometric Society European Summer Meeting 2016
​Policy briefs and press coverage: Cato Institute, Wall Street Journal (1/31/2017, 10/11/2018, 2/14/2019)


5. Biasi, Barbara, and Heather Sarsons. Information, Confidence, and The Gender Gap in Bargaining.
American Economic Association Papers & Proceedings, vol. 111, pp. 174-178 (2021).

6. Biasi, Barbara, Julien Lafortune, and David Schönholzer.  School Capital Expenditure Rules and Distribution.
American Economic Association Papers & Proceedings, vol. 111, pp. 450-454 (2021).

7. Biasi, Barbara. Healthcare and Federalism: a Political Economy Approach.
​​Rivista di Politica Economica, SIPI Spa, issue 4, pp. 39-78 (2012).

Book Chapters

Biasi, Barbara, David J. Deming, and Petra Moser. "​Education and Innovation".
In The Role of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Economic Growth. 
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Michael J. Andrews,  Aaron Chatterji,  Josh Lerner & Scott Stern, editors. University of Chicago Press (2020).
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Working Papers

Equilibrium in The Market for Public School Teachers: District Wage Strategies and Teacher Comparative Advantage (with ​Chao Fu and John Stromme) [appendix]
Revise & Resubmit, Journal of Political Economy 
NBER Working Paper n. 28530

The Education-Innovation Gap (with Song Ma) [data appendix]
NBER Working Paper n. 29853; CEPR Discussion Paper n. 17138; CESifo Working Paper n. 9653
Press coverage: O Globo (Brazil), 4/11/2022


Career Effects of Mental Health (with Michael Dahl and Petra Moser) [appendix]
NBER Working Paper n. 29031
​Press coverage:
 Business Insider, 7/16/2015

Mental Health, Creativity, and Wealth (with Michael Dahl and Petra Moser)
​NBER Working Paper n. 29422

Higher Salaries or Higher Pensions? Inferring Preferences from Teachers' Retirement Behavior  [SSRN]
​Coverage: Teacherpensions.org

Selected Work in Progress

School Capital Expenditure Rules, Student Outcomes, and Real Estate Capitalization (with Julien Lafortune and David Schönholzer)
Awarded a Spencer Foundation Small Grant​

The Impact of School District Reorganizations on Students and Communities (with Julien Lafortune, Tomas Monarrez, and David Schönholzer)

Do Public Employees Care About Pensions? (with Cormac O'Dea)


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