Luísa Nazareno

Assistant Professor of Public Policy

Artificial Intelligence, Work, Labor Markets, Inequality, and Public Policy

I study how artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies reshape work, inequality, and public policy. My research examines both the impacts of technological change on workers and organizations, and how governments design (or fail to design) policies and regulatory frameworks to respond.

My work has been published in journals such as Technology in Society, International Labour Review, Telecommunications Policy, Journal of Urban Affairs, and others.

My goal is to produce evidence that helps governments, organizations, and workers navigate the opportunities and risks created by artificial intelligence and technological change, and to inform policies that create better jobs.

Contact: nazarenoll@vcu.edu · LinkedIn

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Areas of Expertise

AI & Work

Examining how AI transforms tasks, occupations, and well-being.

Platform & Nonstandard Employment

Studying gig/platform and nonstandard work, and their effects on workers and markets.

Inequality & Social Protection

Analyzing inequality, social protection, and policies that shape economic inclusivity.

Policy Evaluation

Using causal and mixed methods to evaluate policies and regulations.

Ongoing Research

AI & the Future of Work

NSF-funded survey experiment: How do scholarly predictions about AI's impact influence workers, policymakers, and business leaders?
Multidisciplinary systematic literature review (SLR): Synthesizing evidence from over 1,000 studies on AI and workers.
Methodological innovation: Developing LLM-assisted screening methods for SLRs.

In collaboration with the Governance and Responsible AI Lab.