Monica Galizzi

Expertise

Labor economics, economics of disability, applied econometrics, scholarship of teaching and learning.

Research Interests

Monica Galizzi specializes in labor economics, with additional research interests in health economics and behavioral economics. Her work has focused on labor mobility and the socioeconomic consequences of occupational injuries. She has examined how wages, worker status, career prospects, and gender shape labor market attachment and employment outcomes.

Her research has also explored the return-to-work patterns of injured workers, as well as the differences in earnings and wealth losses experienced by men and women following workplace injuries. Other areas of investigation include risk preferences, the underreporting of workplace injuries, and injury recurrence. Her research draws on both quantitative and qualitative methods.

More recently, her work has examined the relationship between developmental disabilities and economic outcomes. In addition to her research, she contributes to the scholarship of teaching and learning in economics.

Education

• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Economics - Boston University - Boston, Massachusetts
  • Dissertation / Thesis Title: Mobility, Labor Reallocation and Wages
• Master of Science (M.S.), Political Economy - Boston University - Boston, Massachusetts
• Other: Dottorato in Politica Economica - Universita Cattolica Bocconi and Universita Statale - Milan, Italy
  • Dissertation / Thesis Title: An Analysis of Rural Labor Contracts in Developing Countries
• Other: Laurea in Economia e Commercio - Universita Cattolica - Milan, Italy

Biosketch

Monica Galizzi is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Born and raised in Piacenza, Italy, she came to the United States in 1987 to pursue graduate studies. She holds an Italian Doctorate of Research in Economic Policy and a Ph.D. in Economics from Boston University. Before joining UMass Lowell, she worked at the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) and the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).

Professor Galizzi has published numerous books, monographs, and articles in peer-reviewed journals. At UMass Lowell, she has served as principal investigator or co-investigator on several interdisciplinary research projects, including multiple federally funded grants. In 2007, she received the Eckstein Prize, awarded biennially by the Eastern Economic Association for the best article published in the Eastern Economic Journal during the preceding two years. In 2008, she earned the Teaching Innovation Program (TIP) Certificate of Achievement from the American Economic Association's Committee on Economic Education. In 2012, she was nominated to the National Academy of Social Insurance. As chair of the Department of Economics, she played a key leadership role in the department's receipt of the 2023 American Economic Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Diversity and Inclusion.>/p>

At UMass Lowell, Professor Galizzi teaches Principles of Microeconomics, Principles of Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, and Health Economics. She also serves on numerous committees at the department, college, and university levels.

Selected Awards and Honors

• UMass Lowell Faculty Excellence Award for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (2024)
• American Economic Association Award for Outstanding Achievement in Diversity and Inclusion won by the UML Department of Economics (2023)
• Omicron Delta Epsilon International Honor Society in Economics Award for 20 Years of Meritorious Service as Chapter Advisor (2023)
• Economics Department Teaching Award (2008, 2020, 2025) - University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Emerald Literati Network Award (2017) for Excellence for paper published in Evidence-based HRM: a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship.)
• Member (2012) - National Academy of Social Insurance
• Teaching Innovation Program (TIP) Certificate of Achievement (2008) - American Economic Association Committee on Economic Education
• Eckstein Prize for best article on Eastern Economic Journal (2007) - Eastern Economic Association
• Fellowship (1993) - International Centre for Economic Research
• Ezio Tarantelli Award (1988)

Selected Publications

• Galizzi, Monica and Kristin Gallas. (2026) Teaching the Economics of Immigration: A “Significant Learning” Approach,” The Journal of Economic Education, 57 (2); 207-222
• Galizzi, Monica, Roberto Leombruni, and Lia Pacelli. (2026) Diseguaglianze negli esiti di un incidente sul lavoro: compensazioni, precarietà, tempo di guarigione e conseguenze di lungo periodoSevere work disabilities and long-lasting losses. Economia&Lavoro, LX (1): 117-132
• Galizzi, Monica, Ashleigh Hillier, and David Schena, I.I.. (2025) Autistic Adults, Risk Tolerance, and Economic Outcomes. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 46, June, 101065, doi: 10.1016/j.jbef.2025.101065.
• Schena David I.D., Galizzi, Monica, Ashleigh Hillier, and J. Desruisseaux. (2025) Financial literacy skills instruction among autistic individuals: A systematic review. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. doi: 10.1007/s10803-025-06853-5
• Galizzi, Monica and Jenifer Tennant. Disability prevalence and social insurance program participation among workers in selected nonstandard work arrangements. Monthly Labor Review, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2024, doi: 10.21916/mlr.2024.22
• Galizzi, Monica, Ashleigh Hillier, and David Schena, I. D. (2023) Financial Literacy among Autistic Adults. Journal of Consumer Affairs. 57:1650–1683
• Galizzi, Monica, Roberto Leombruni, and Lia Pacelli.( 2023). Severe work disabilities and long-lasting losses. Labour Economics, 85, 102432.
• Galizzi, M., Leombruni, R., Pacelli, L. (2019). Successful return to work during labor market liberalization: the case of Italian injured workers. Journal for Labour Market Research,53(1) 9.
• Boden, L.I., Galizzi, M. (2017). Blinded by Moral Hazard Comment. Rutgers University Law Review,69(3) 1213-32.
• Hillier, A.J., Galizzi, M., Ferrante, K. (2017). Healthcare experiences of young adults with autism spectrum disorder. Advances in Autism,3(4) 206--219.
• Galizzi, M., Leombruni, R., Pacelli, L., Bena, A. (2016). Injured Workers and Their Return to Work. Beyond Individual Disability and Economic Incentives . Evidence - Based HRM,4(1) 2-29.
• Merriman, K.K., Turner, L., Galizzi, M., HaynesBaratz, . (2016). Pay Mix Policies as (Dis)incentives in Motivated Job Choice Decisions. Translational Issues in Psychological Science,2(2) 184-191.
• Galizzi, M., Humberd, B., Merriman, K. (2016). Mind The Pay Gap: Waging The Battle For Women’s Worth. Cognoscenti, WBUR
• Galizzi, M., Tempesti, T. (2015). Workers’ Risk Tolerance and Occupational Injuries. Risk Analysis,35(10) 1858-1875.
• Galizzi, M. (2014). Bringing Adam Smith’s Pin Factory to Life: Field Trips and Discussions as Forms of Experiential Learning. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning,14(5) 27-47.
• Hillier, A., Galizzi, M. (2014). Employment Outcomes for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal,10(1) 69-82.
• Galizzi, M., Leombruni, R., Pacelli, L., Bena, A., Piemonte, E. (2014). Wages and return to work of injured workers (Working Paper no. 139). LABORatorio R. Revelli, Centre for Employment Studies
• Galizzi, M. (2013). On the Recurrence of Occupational Injuries and Workers' Compensation Claims. Health Economics,22 582-599.
• Galizzi, M. (2011). Firms’ Perceptions of Health and Environmental Hazards and Regulations: Evidence from a Survey of US Nanotechnology Companies. Journal of Applied Business and Economics,12(6) 70--82.
• Galizzi, M. (2010). An assessment of the impact of online quizzes and textbook resources on students’ learning. International Review of Economics Education,9(1) 31--43.
• Galizzi, M., Miesmaa, P., Punnett, L., Slatin, C. (2010). Injured Workers Underreporting in the Health Care Industry: An Analysis Using Quantitative, Qualitative, and Observational Data. Industrial Relations,49(1) 22-43.
• Galizzi, M., Zagorsky, J.L. (2009). How Do On-The-Job Injuries and Illnesses Impact Wealth? Labour Economics,16(1) 26-36.
• Boyer, J., Galizzi, M., Cifuentes, M., d'Errico, A., Gore, R., Punnett, L., Slatin, C. (2009). Ergonomic and socioeconomic risk factors for hospital workers' compensation injury claims. American journal of industrial medicine,52(7) 551-62.
• Galizzi, M. (2005). Mobility, Relative Wages and Wage Growth: An Analysis of the Italian Labor Market in the Early 1980s (410:). FrancoAngeli
• Galizzi, M. (2005). Wage Changes, Establishment Growth, and the Effect of Composition Bias. Eastern Economic Journal,31(2) 165-184.
• Boden, L.I., Galizzi, M. (2003). Income losses of women and injured at work. Journal of Human Resources,38(3) 722-757.
• Galizzi, M., Boden, L.I. (2003). The Return to Work of Injured Workers: Evidence from Matched Unemployment Insurance and Workers' Compensation Data. Labour Economics,10(3) 311-337.
• Galizzi, M. (2001). Gender and Labor Attachment: Do Within-Firms' Relative Wages Matter? Industrial Relations,40(4).
• Gotz, G.A., Liu, T., Galizzi, M. (2000). Predictors of multiple workers' compensation claims in Wisconsin. Worker Compensation
• Boden, L.I., Galizzi, M. (1999). Economic Consequences of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses: Lost Earnings and Benefit Adequacy. American Journal of Industrial Medicine,36(5) 487-503.
• Galizzi, M., Lang, K. (1998). Relative wages, wage growth, and quit behavior. Journal of Labor Economics,16(2) 367--390.
• Galizzi, M. (1996). Income Replacement in Tennessee (12:1). WCRI Research Brief
• Galizzi, M. (1995). Income Replacement in Indiana (11:3). WCRI Research Brief
• Galizzi, M. (1995). Income Replacement in Oklahoma (11:2). WCRI Research Brief
• Galizzi, M. (1995). Income Replacement in Virginia (11:1). WCRI Research Brief