Research
Research
Business Taxes, Worker Reallocation, and the Disruption of Worker Careers. with Thomas Cornelissen, Christian Dustmann and Uta Schönberg
Gender, Careers and Peers' Gender Mix, with Elena Ashtari Tafti and Tanya Surovtseva
Awarded the Visitinps Fellowship, granting access to Italian social security data through the VisitINPS scholars programme
We use Italian Social Security data to study how the gender composition of a worker's professional network influences their career development. By exploiting variation within firms, occupations, and labor market entry cohorts, we find that young women starting their careers alongside a higher share of female peers experience lower wage growth, fewer promotions and increased transitions into non-employment. In contrast, male workers appear unaffected. The analysis reveals that these gender-specific effects are largely driven by structural differences in the networks of men and women. Networks predominantly composed of women appear to be less effective in the labor market. Women, who experience higher attrition and lower promotion rates, have fewer connections to employment opportunities, and their connections tend to be less valuable. When accounting for these differences, we find that connections among female peers offer a crucial safety net during adverse employment shocks. Our findings highlight the critical role of early-career peers and provide a new perspective on the barriers to career advancement for women.
Spatial Productivity Disparities, with Hélène Donnat, Henry Overman and Krishan Shah
(draft available upon request)
Local Area Size and job to job mobility
Awarded the ADR UK Fellowship
The Careers of Women Inventors, with Alice Kügler, Klea Ibrahimi, Simon Janssen and Linh Tô
The Drivers of Labour Market Inequality: Employer or Education Providers? with Frederic Denker and Sandra McNally
Gendered Leadership: The Effect of Female CEOs on Firm Performance, with Michele Giannola, Libertad González and Tanya Surovtseva
Accessing Italian social security data through the VisitINPS scholars programme
Hiring Subsidies and Female Employment, with Lorenzo Incoronato and Anna Raute
Awarded the Visitinps Fellowship, granting access to Italian social security data through the VisitINPS scholars programme