Carlo Medici

Carlo Medici

Assistant Professor of Public Policy

Education:

Ph.D. in Managerial Economics and Strategy, Northwestern University
M.Sc. in Managerial Economics and Strategy, Northwestern University
M.Sc. in Economic and Social Sciences (summa cum laude), Bocconi University
B.Sc. in Economic and Social Sciences (summa cum laude), Bocconi University

Areas of Interest:

Applied Microeconomics, Economic Development, Economic History, Economics, Immigration, Labor Economics, Labor Unions, Political Economy, Race and Ethnicity

Email:

carlomedici@ucla.edu

Office Location:

6361, Public Affairs

Carlo Medici is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. He is an applied microeconomist working in the areas of labor economics, political economy, and economic history. His research examines the economics of immigration, labor market institutions, and public sector organizations, drawing on both contemporary and historical contexts. He studies these questions empirically, leveraging administrative records, newly digitized archival datasets, and publicly available microdata.

Before joining UCLA, Carlo was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Brown University. He received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University in 2024, and holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Bocconi University.

More information about his work can be found at carlomedici.com.