Staff Biography

Biography:

Education:

• BSc in Economics, University of Pisa, 1993.
• MSc in Economics, London School of Economics, 1994.
• PhD in Economics, London School of Economics, 1998.

Affiliations/Professional activities with other institutions:

• CEPR, Labour Market Programme - Research Affiliate
• IZA, Bonn - Research Fellow

Selected Publications:

• "Re-employment probabilities and returns to matching". Journal of Labor Economics 19, 716-741, 2001.
  
  
• "Looking into the black-box: A survey of the matching function" (with Chris Pissarides). Journal of Economic Literature 39, 390-431, 2001.
  
  
• "Firing costs and stigma: A theoretical analysis and empirical evidence on micro data" (with Patrizia Canziani). European Economic Review 45, 1877-1906, 2001.
  
  

CEP Publications:

• Brexit and the UK labour market
  Barbara Petrongolo, October 2016
  Paper No' CEPCP478: Read Abstract | Full paper
  This analysis of the UK labour market was first published in the VoxEU ebook Brexit Beckons: Thinking ahead by leading economists.
  
  
• The Evolution of Gender Gaps in Industrialized Countries
  Claudia Olivetti, Barbara Petrongolo, February 2016
  Paper No' CEPDP1410: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Reservation Wages and the Wage Flexibility Puzzle
  Felix Koenig, Alan Manning, Barbara Petrongolo, February 2016
  Paper No' CEPDP1406: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Can Helping the Sick Hurt the Able? Incentives, Information and Disruption in a Welfare Reform
  Nitika Bagaria, Barbara Petrongolo, John Van Reenen, April 2015
  Paper No' CEPDP1347: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Gender and the labour market: evidence from experiments
  Ghazala Azmat, Barbara Petrongolo, May 2014
  Paper No' CEPCP425: Read Abstract | Full paper
  This paper summarises 'Gender and the Labor Market: What Have We Learned from Field and Lab Experiments?' by Ghazala Azmat and Barbara Petrongolo, CEP Occasional Paper No. 40, March 2014.
  
  
• Gender and the Labor Market: What Have We Learned from Field and Lab Experiments?
  Ghazala Azmat, Barbara Petrongolo, March 2014
  Paper No' CEPOP40: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Tackling long-term unemployment
  Barbara Petrongolo, February 2014
  Paper No' CEPCP416: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Gender Gaps and the Rise of the Service Economy
  L. Rachel Ngai, Barbara Petrongolo, April 2013
  Paper No' CEPDP1204: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• How Local Are Labour Markets? Evidence from a Spatial Job Search Model
  Alan Manning, Barbara Petrongolo, December 2011
  Paper No' CEPDP1101: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Worktime Regulations and Spousal Labor Supply
  Dominique Goux, Eric Maurin, Barbara Petrongolo, November 2011
  Paper No' CEPDP1096: Read Abstract | Full paper
  This paper has been published as:
  Worktime regulations and spousal labor supply, Dominique Goux, Eric Maurin and Barbara Petrongolo, American Economic Review, Volume 104, Issue 1, January 2014
  
  
• Gender Gaps Across Countries and Skills: Supply, Demand and the Industry Structure
  Claudia Olivetti, Barbara Petrongolo, November 2011
  Paper No' CEPDP1093: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Youth unemployment
  Barbara Petrongolo, John Van Reenen, June 2011
  Paper No' CEPCP338: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Chris Pissarides, CEP's Nobel laureate
  Barbara Petrongolo, March 2011
  Paper No' CEPCP334: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Jobs and Youth Unemployment: It's bad, but not as bad as you might think
  Barbara Petrongolo, John Van Reenen, April 2010
  Paper No' CEPEA012: Full paper
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• The Unemployment Trap
  Barbara Petrongolo, May 2008
  Paper No' CEPCP249: Read Abstract | Full paper
  This article summarises 'What are the Long-term Effects of UI? Evidence from the UK JSA Reform' by Barbara Petrongolo, CEP Discussion Paper No. 841
  
  
• The Ins and Outs of European Unemployment
  Barbara Petrongolo, Christopher A. Pissarides, February 2008
  Paper No' CEPDP0853: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• What Are the Long-Term Effects of UI? Evidence from the UK JSA Reform
  Barbara Petrongolo, December 2007
  Paper No' CEPDP0841: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Unequal Pay or Unequal employment? A Cross-Country Analysis of Gender Gaps
  Claudia Olivetti, Barbara Petrongolo, December 2005
  Paper No' CEPDP0711: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• The Part-Time Pay Penalty
  Alan Manning, Barbara Petrongolo, December 2005
  Paper No' CEPCP194: Read Abstract | Full paper
  This article summarises 'The Part-time Pay Penalty' by Alan Manning and Barbara Petrongolo, CEP Discussion Paper No. 679
  
  
• The Part-Time Pay Penalty
  Alan Manning, Barbara Petrongolo, March 2005
  Paper No' CEPDP0679: Read Abstract | Full paper
  This paper has been published as:
  'The Part-time Pay Penalty' by Alan Manning and Barbara Petrongolo, published by the Women and Equality Unit of the Department of Trade and Industry
  
  
• Gender Segregation in Employment Contracts
  Barbara Petrongolo, May 2004
  Paper No' CEPDP0637: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Scale Effects in Markets with Search
  Barbara Petrongolo, Christopher A. Pissarides, June 2003
  Paper No' CEPDP0571: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• A Test Between Unemployment Theories Using Matching Data
  Melvyn Coles, Barbara Petrongolo, June 2003
  Paper No' CEPDP0570: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Looking Into the Black Box: A Survey of the Matching Function
  Barbara Petrongolo, Christopher A. Pissarides, September 2000
  Paper No' CEPDP0470: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Workers'' Transitions from Temporary to Permanent Employment: the Spanish Case
  Maia Güell, Barbara Petrongolo, January 2000
  Paper No' CEPDP0438: Read Abstract
  
  
• Re-employment Probabilities and Returns to Matching
  Barbara Petrongolo, September 1998
  Paper No' CEPDP0406: Read Abstract
  
  
• Regional Imbalances and Aggregate Performance in a Leading Sector Model of the Labour Market: An analysis of Italian data 1977-1991
  Marco Manacorda, Barbara Petrongolo, September 1998
  Paper No' CEPDP0402: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• European versus US Unemployment: Different Responses to Increased Demand for skill?
  Richard Jackman, Richard Layard, Marco Manacorda, Barbara Petrongolo, June 1997
  Paper No' CEPDP0349: Read Abstract | Full paper
  
  
• Random or Non-Random matching? Implications for the use of the UV 234 curve as a measure of matching effectiveness
  Paul Gregg, Barbara Petrongolo, June 1997
  Paper No' CEPDP0348: Read Abstract
  
  
• Skill Mismatch and Unemployment in OECD Countries
  Marco Manacorda, Barbara Petrongolo, September 1996
  Paper No' CEPDP0307: Read Abstract