Luca Parisotto is a PhD candidate in Economics at Bocconi University and a Visiting PhD Fellow at the Harvard Center for International Development. His research lies at the intersection of development and labour economics, with a focus on social protection, sexual and reproductive health, and mental health. He is particularly interested in how policies that support young people at critical stages in their lives can improve their long-term outcomes. Before starting his PhD, he worked in the Development Research Group at the World Bank. He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Edinburgh and an MSc in Economics for Development from the University of Oxford.