This study explores the long-run effects of a temporary scarcity of a consumption good on preferences towards that good once the shock is over. Specifically, we focus on individuals who were children during…
Minimum wages generate an asymmetric pass-through of firm shocks across workers. We establish this result leveraging employer-employee data on Italian metal manufacturing firms, which face different wage floors…
Amidst global challenges such as the climate crisis, ongoing geopolitical conflicts, and the recent pandemic, it becomes evident that inequalities in income, education, and health persist, and always have a…
Family policies are often analyzed at the micro-level with respect to their short-run effects, even though, for female workers, they play a role as labor market institutions. Therefore, this paper assesses the…
The role of friends in the US opioid epidemic is examined. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health (Add Health), adults aged 25-34 and their high school best friends are focused on.…
