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Beatrice Fabiani de Leva

The University of Trieste

Beatrice Fabiani de Leva

Beatrice is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Trieste, where she contributes to policy analysis on long-term care reforms in Italy and Europe. She also works as a consultant for the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, conducting analytical research and policy work on long-term care. Previously, she spent three years in the Social Protection and Health Division at the Inter-American Development Bank, where she supported the agenda on aging and long-term care. Beatrice holds a PhD in Public Management and Governance, with a thesis focused on long-term care in Latin America and the Caribbean.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Countries Europe; Italy; Latinamerica & Caribbean; Western Balkans;
Topics Financing LTC; Gender and care; LTC Workforce;
Methods Causal inference in Long-Term Care; Data science and LTC research; Document analysis; Policy analysis; Qualitative studies; Quantitative data analysis; Surveys;
Role Research;
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Research interests

Her research focuses on the financing of long-term care systems, human resources and gender, with a particular focus on Latin America and the Caribbean.
Key publications
  • Stampini, M. et al. (2025), Who Cares? How to Support and Ensure Recognition for Caregivers for Older People in Latin America and the Caribbean, OECD Publishing, Paris/IDB, Washington, D.C./AFD, Paris, https://doi.org/10.1787/dc0029b6-en
  • Fabiani, B., Costa-i-Font, J., Aranco, N., Stampini, M., & Ibarrarán, P. (2025). Funding Options for Long-Term Care Services in Latin America and the Caribbean, Journal of the Economics of Ageing, Vol. 30, 100550.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeoa.2025.100550
  • Fabiani, B., Stampini, M., Aranco, N., Benedetti, F. & Ibarrarán, P. (2024). Caregivers for Older People: Overburdened and Underpaid. Evidence from an Inter-American Development Bank Survey in Latin America and the Caribbean. Inter-American Development Bank.
  • Fabiani B. (2023). Caring for Caregivers: The Landscape of Paid Care Work in Latin America and the Caribbean. Technical Note IDB- TN -02783. Inter-American Development Bank.
  • Benedetti, F., Acuña, J., & Fabiani, B. (2022). Teleasistencia: innovaciones tecnológicas para el cuidado de personas a distancia. Technical Note IDB-TN-2475. Inter-American Development Bank. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0004383