Biography

Dr Giorgio Pietrabissa is Assistant Professor at the LSE Department of Geography and Environment. He received his PhD from CEMFI in 2024, and previously studied at Bocconi University. Giorgio is an economist with research interests in urban, international, and public economics, with a specific focus on issues related to inequality. In his research, he uses quantitative empirical tools from IO and trade, to understand how public policies affect the functioning of markets across space and shape spatial inequalities.

Current areas of research include:

• The interactions of school and labor markets within cities
• City-wide effects of the provision of public housing
• Quantitative spatial models