Welcome! I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. My research lies at the intersection of labor economics, education, and gender. My current agenda investigates the causes of gender disparities in mathematics and music competitions.
My CV is here
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Address: Department of Economics, WU Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Email: roberto.asmat@wu.ac.at
Working Papers
Competing for Equality: Gender Bias Among Juries in International Piano Competitions, 1890-2023 (with Karol J. Borowiecki and Marc Law)
Revise & resubmit, 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 José Montalbán, Nicolás Navarrete and Gonzalo Gaete)
Publications
Gender Differences in Judicial Decisions under Incomplete Information: Evidence from Child Support Cases (with Lajos Kossuth)
Journal of Development Economics, 2026, Vol. 179
Do Experts and Laypersons Differ? Some Evidence from International Classical Music Competitions (with Karol J. Borowiecki and Marc Law)
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2023, Vol. 214