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Silvia Barbareschi

Silvia Barbareschi - University of California, Berkeley

Education

PhD in Economics, University of California, Berkeley

Subjects

Labor Economics, Development Economics, Gender and Discrimination, Experimental Methods, Econometrics

Achievements

Maximum grades in both Bachelor's and Master's degrees in economics; several awards and grants; taught Empirical Methods and Statistics to MBA students for 4 years and undergraduate econometrics for 1 year

About

Silvia is a PhD candidate at UC Berkeley focusing on labor and development economics, with a specific interest in gender and discrimination. She uses experimental and observational methods to answer important policy questions and has extensive teaching experience.

Discipline

Economics & Business

Academic Achievements

Maximum grades in Bachelor and Master in economics - several awards and grants

Teaching & Mentoring Experience

Extensive teaching. Silvia has taught for 4 years Empirical Methods and Statistics to MBA students, and one year the econometrics class at undergraduate students. She has also mentored previously numerous undergraduate students in the "Discovery Project" at UC Berkeley, and she has numeros year of private tutoring.

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Brown University

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

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Joshua Wu

Brown University

Josh is an MD-PhD candidate at Brown University. His research interests are in aging, neurodegeneration, and Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis. He aspires to become a neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist.

Damon Petersen

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Karat Prateeksha Menon

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Joshua Wu

Brown University

Josh is an MD-PhD candidate at Brown University. His research interests are in aging, neurodegeneration, and Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis. He aspires to become a neurosurgeon and a neuroscientist.

Damon Petersen

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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