Loretti Isabella Dobrescu
School of Economics - PhD, University of Padua, Italy | MSc in Economic Mathematics, West University of Timisoara, Romania | BA in Economics, Nottingham Trent University, UK | BA in Finance, West University of Timisoara, Romania
Isabella's interests are in labour, public finance, health and applied econometrics. She has primarily focused her structural work on topics related to consumption and saving dynamics, as well as studying risk-taking and cognition via nonparametric partial identification methods. More recently, she combines theory, empirical analysis and randomised controlled trials to help design interventions that aim to improve educational outcomes using technology.
From This Author
Financial illiteracy: The hidden threat to Australia’s economic future
Financial literacy rates in Australia are falling sharply, with declining economics enrolments and a widening gender gap affecting future outcomes
The power of knowing a woman is in charge
New research examines how female leadership can inspire confidence, improve achievement and promote gender equality in educational and professional settings
It’s all in the game: How play time is becoming the new work normal
Gamification and tools based on video games are fine for millennials at work, but what about older workers?