Natalia Montinari

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I am interested in understanding how inequalities within families and inequalities in the labor market shape and reinforce one another.

My research explores the emergence of gender disparities in education, career choices, and earnings, with a particular focus on the role of social norms and normative expectations. More broadly, I study how societies come to define what is considered appropriate for women and men, how these expectations influence individual choices and economic outcomes, and how they evolve over time.

I am also interested in the short- and long-term effects of affirmative action and other policies aimed at promoting equal opportunities.

In previous work, I studied how monetary and non-monetary incentives interact with individual heterogeneity in preferences and motivations. Across these topics, I mainly rely on experimental and survey-experimental methods.