Publications:
Wages, Implicit Contracts and the Business Cycle: Evidence from a European Panel, (joint with Baris Kaymak), Labour Economics, Volume 19, Issue 6, December 2012, Pages 898-907
Reducing Underage Alcohol and Tobacco Use: Evidence from the Introduction of Vertical Identification Cards, (joint with Rachana Bhatt), Journal of Health Economics, Volume 32, Issue 2, March 2013, Pages 353-366
The Impact of Internet Diffusion on Marriage Rates: Evidence from the Broadband Market, Journal of Population Economics, Volume 28, Issue 2, April 2015, Pages 265-297 (Lead Article)
Occupations after WWII: The Legacy of Rosie The Riveter, (joint with Emanuela Cardia), Explorations in Economic History, Volume 16, October 2016, Pages 124-142
Male Wage Inequality and Marital Dissolution: Is There a Link?, Canadian Journal of Economics, Volume 50, Issue 1, February 2017, Pages 40-71 (Robert Mundell Prize)
The Cyclical Behavior of Job Quality and Real Wage Growth , (joint with Baris Kaymak), AER Insights, Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2021, Pages 83-96
Great Depression and the rise of female employment: A new hypothesis, (joint with Emanuela Cardia), Explorations in Economic History, Volume 80, April 2021, 101383
The Long-Run Impacts of Adolescent Drinking: Evidence from Zero Tolerance Laws, (joint with Tatiana Abboud and Joshua Lewis), Journal of Public Economics, 2024, Accepted
Working Papers:
From Bust to Boom: The Great Depression and Women’s Fertility, (joint with Emanuela Cardia & Joshua Lewis), last update august 2025 (submitted)
Drought and Distress: Effects of Environmental Shocks on the U.S. Banking Sector, 1920-1937, (joint with Emanuela Cardia, Joshua Lewis & Régis Kouassi), 2024
Great Depression, WWII and the College Gender Gap, (joint with Emanuela Cardia), last update july 2025 - R&R
Baby-Boom, Baby-Bust and the Great Depression, (joint with Emanuela Cardia), mimeo
The Great Depression and the lasting effects of mortgage debt on women's work, (joint with Emanuela Cardia), mimeo
Work in Progress:
Bellou, A., Cardia, E., and Lewis J. (2024). The Long Term Consequences of the 1930s Housing Market Crash: Evidence from Linked Samples
Bellou, A., Cardia, E., Kouassi, R. and Lewis J. (2023). Environmental Shocks and Tariff Policy over the first half of the 20th Century United States
Bellou, A. & Moore, L. (2018). Politicians and Business: Connections over the Long Run