Jessica Gagete-Miranda is a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Evaluation of Public Policies (FBK-IRVAPP) in Italy. Her research focuses on labour, education, and development economics, with a particular interest in networks, peer effects, and human capital formation. She was previously a Research Fellow at the Inter-American Development Bank and a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Milano-Bicocca. Jessica holds a PhD in Public Policy and Administration from Bocconi University.