About me

Welcome! I am a development economist focusing on labor and behavioral questions.

I am currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley, working with Professor Ulrike Malmendier. I completed my Ph.D. in Economics at the University of California, Berkeley, in 2023.

I am on the 2024-25 Academic Job Market

You can find my CV here and contact me at luisa.cefala[at]berkeley.edu