Gabriela Galassi
Senior Economist
- European University Institute, Ph.D. in Economics (2018)
- Barcelona Graduate School of Economics, Master in Economics of Public Policy (2013)
- National University of Córdoba, Ph.D. in Demography (2012)
- National University of Córdoba, Bachelor in Economics (2007)
Bio
Gabriela Galassi is a Senior Economist in the Digital Economy and Advanced Analytics Division of the Canadian Economic Analysis Department at the Bank of Canada.
Her research interests include labour economics, public policy and applied econometrics. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from the European University Institute in Florence in 2018.
Staff analytical notes
Canadian job postings in digital sectors during COVID-19
Digital technologies have helped maintain economic activity while allowing people to remain physically distant throughout the COVID-19 crisis. This note shows that the number of online postings for jobs related to the production of digital technologies in Canada decreased less than the number for other jobs and recovered more quickly after lockdowns were lifted.Online Job Seekers in Canada: What Can We Learn from Bing Job Queries?
Labour markets in Canada and around the world are evolving rapidly with the digital economy. Traditional data are adapting gradually but are not yet able to provide timely information on this evolution.Staff discussion papers
Digitalization: Labour Markets
In this paper, the authors assess the relationship between digitalization and labour demand and supply, and how this relationship affects wages and income inequality. We also explore implications of recent digitalization trends for the future of work.Staff working papers
What COVID-19 May Leave Behind: Technology-Related Job Postings in Canada
COVID-19 affects technology adoption: online job postings for technology-related occupations fall less during pandemic lockdowns and pick up faster during reopenings than postings for more traditional occupations.Labor Demand Response to Labor Supply Incentives: Lessons from the German Mini-Job Reform
How do firms change their employment decisions when tax benefits for low-earning workers are expanded? Some firms increase employment overall, whereas others replace high-earning workers with low-earning workers, according to German linked employer-employee data.The Intergenerational Correlation of Employment: Is There a Role for Work Culture?
We document a substantial positive correlation of employment status between mothers and their children in the United States, linking data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79) and the NLSY79 Children and Young Adults. After controlling for ability, education and wealth, a one-year increase in a mother’s employment is associated with six weeks more employment of her child on average.Bank publications
The Economy, Plain and Simple
October 7, 2020
The payoffs of higher education
More education typically leads to higher pay, but as more people become educated, wages can decrease. Your education choices significantly affect your future earning potential.Journal publications
Refereed journals
- "Public funding for startups in Argentina: an impact evaluation",
(with Inés Butler and Hernán Ruffo), Small Business Economics, 2016.