Dr. Paolo Santini
Functions at the IAB
Professional background
Dr Paolo Santini is a researcher at the IAB since August 2025.
He studied Economics at the University of Bologna and the Paris School of Economics. From the latter, he obtained a PhD in Economics on October 2022 on the topic of trade unions organization. Between September 2022 and July 2025 he worked as a Postdoc at the Copenhagen Business School studying refugee integration in Denmark.
His research interests include international migration and the labor market integration of minorities, as well as the functioning and labor market impacts of trade unions.