Adriana Di Liberto is a Professor of Economics at the University of Cagliari. She is also a Research Fellow at IZA – Institute of Labor Economics and CRENoS – Centre for North-South Economic Research. She received her Ph.D. in Economics from University College London (UCL). Her research focuses on the economics of education, gender inequalities, human capital, and development. Her current work explores the role of management in education and gender disparities in schools.

She spent a visiting period at IZA in July 2011 and joined the IZA network as a Research Fellow in September 2014.