Research
My research interests fall in the field of empirical macroeconomics, with particular interest in natural resources and economic inequalities. View my Google Scholar page here
Work in Progress
Wage disclosure, amenities, and labor search (with Carolina Bussotti and Ruben Piazzesi)
This study evaluates the impact of New York City’s pay transparency law, implemented in 2022, which requires firms to disclose salary in job postings. Using data from LinkUp, Glassdoor and Revelio Labs, we first document a substantial rise in salary information (from 10% to nearly 70%), along with an increase in average salaries. However, the higher salaries mask a decline in job satisfaction among new hires. A theoretical model that analyzes the interplay between firms’ decisions to engage in either wage posting, or wage bargaining and their provision of non-wage amenities suggests that firms engaged in bargaining are more likely to offer better amenities, as they can leverage the compensating differentials valued by workers who enjoy these amenities. Thus, pay transparency policies, though enhancing wage equity, lead to decreased overall job satisfaction due to reduced non-wage benefits.
Do oil booms leave women behind?
Little is known about whether the positive labor market effects of hydrocarbons booms and their spillover effects benefit men and women in the labor market equally. We are using restricted household data for the period 1969 – 2019 to assess the impact of oil and gas booms on female labor supply and gender employment and earnings gap.
Working Papers
Measuring inequality in real time (with Jacob Robbins, Richard Campbell, and Shogher Ohannessian) [View]
Project funded with a grant from Washington Center for Equitable Growth
Published Papers
Unequal ground: the impact of natural resource booms on income inequality in the US (2024) Economica (with Cole Campbell)
Fiscal response to foreign aid: does the persistence of aid matter? (2022) Journal of African Economies.
The effects of permanent and temporary aid on fiscal decisions: evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa (2021) Journal of International Development.
Giant Oil Discoveries and Chinese State Financing: National and Subnational Level Analyses (2021) Journal of Extractive Industries and Society (With Shogher Ohassanien)
More oil, more or less taxes? New evidence on the impact of resource revenue on domestic revenue efforts (2020) Resources Policy.
Did 270 billion dollars from China help stabilize business cycle fluctuations in recipient countries? (2020) Review of International Economics (With Georgios Karras)