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Isabella Germinario

PhD Candidate in Economics, McGill University
Montréal, Canada
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Welcome!

I am a Ph.D. Candidate in Economics at McGill University, expected to graduate in 2026.
My research lies at the intersection of development economics, structural transformation and growth, and applied microeconometrics. I study how labour allocation, comparative advantage, and sector-wide productivity disparities shape aggregate outcomes in developing economies.

My job market paper examines how sorting on unobserved comparative advantage contributes to sectoral productivity gaps in Indonesia, offering insights into the broader relationship between structural transformation and productivity growth in low-income countries.

You can find my full CV here and more details about my ongoing projects here.

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Research Interests

• Development economics
  
• Structural transformation and economic growth
  
• Applied microeconometrics
  
• Productivity and policy evaluation