Welcome to my website!
I am an applied microeconomist who specializes in empirical labor economics.
I am a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Economics, WU Vienna.
I graduated from University of Warwick in 2021 with a PhD in Economics.
Email: roberto.asmat@wu.ac.at
Working Papers
"Competing for Equality: Gender Bias Among Juries in International Piano Competitions, 1890–2023" with K. Borowiecki and M. Law
Conditionally accepted, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
"Should I Stay or Should I Go? The effect of internal migration for university studies on educational trajectories and labor market outcomes" with G. Gaete, J. Montalban and N. Navarrete
Publications
"Gender Differences in Judicial Decisions under Incomplete Information: Evidence from Child Support Cases" with L. Kossuth
Journal of Development Economics. Vol 179, February 2026
"Do experts and laypersons differ? Some evidence from international classical music competitions" with K. Borowiecki and M. Law
Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. Vol 214, October 2023
Work in Progress
"Informing Teachers About Student Nutrition: Causal Evidence from School Screening in Chile" with N. Navarrete
"The Making of Mathematical Talent: Long-Term Educational and Career Effects of Early Math Olympiad Success" with S. Granato and T. Tsankova
"Empowering Girls in STEM: The Educational and Career Impact of the European Girls' Mathematical Olympiad" with D. Zejcirovic
"When a Diploma Defines You: The Impact of Non-Monetary Awards on Competition Persistence and Academic Specialization" with M. Guzi