Marica Miglio
Marica Miglio is a visiting PhD student from the European University Institute (EUI). Her dissertation explores how meritocratic environments that evaluate individuals solely on performance still perpetuate socioeconomic status inequalities. Using experimental methods and large-scale survey analysis, she investigates attitudes toward inequality and redistribution, educational inequalities, social stratification, and intergroup relationships.
CV
Since 2022 PhD Student in Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute (EUI), Florence
11 2024 - 12 2024 VisitingStudent, University of Edinburgh
2023 - 2024 Coordinator of the “Comparative Life Course and Inequality Research Centre” (CLIC), European University Institute
09 2020 - 07 2022 Master of Research, Allievi Honors Program-Social and Political Sciences, Collegio Carlo Alberto (Turin)
09 2020 - 07 2022 Master’s Degree in International Cooperation, University of Turin
2021 Research assistant for the project "Intergenerational Mobility in Urban Environments", Collegio Carlo Alberto (Turin)
09 2017 - 07 2020 Bachelor’s Degree in Social and Political Sciences, University of Turin
“Online hate speech and prejudice among adolescents: a field experiment on Italian schools” (with Camilla Borgna and Effrosyni Charitopoulou) submitted for publication
“Awarding Merit or Rewarding Inequalities? The Effect of Meritocracy on Unequal Performance”
“The Little Engine that Couldn’t: Experimentally Revealing Structural Barriers in the Meritocracy” (with Marta Sylwestrzak)