Hours, Wages, and the Structure of Gender Earnings Inequality in the US, 1980-2023:
We examine the role of hours worked and labor force attachment in shaping earnings inequality within and between genders in the US, from 1980 to 2023. We focus on the asymmetric dynamics between women and men. We combine empirical analysis with a structural model of labor supply with heterogeneous time constraints by gender to quantify the contribution of hours to the gender gap, specifically at the top of the distribution.
Migration and Structural Change in Latin America, with Wilma Ticona-Huanca :
We investigate how both forced migrations and subsequent voluntary migration flows to Latin America during the 19th and 20th centuries shaped the region’s structural change, particularly through the reallocation of labor across sectors. We aim to quantify the long-run economic impact of these migration waves, assessing their role in productivity dynamics, human capital formation, and the evolution of agricultural and industrial structures.