In this article, we survey the theoretical literature investigating the role of gender inequality in
economic development. The vast majority of theories reviewed argue that gender inequality …

In recent US recessions, employment losses have been much larger for men than for
women. Yet, in the current recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the opposite is true …

Youth bulges in developing countries may carry both a potential for growth via demographic
dividends, and ticking political time bombs, depending on the success of authorities in …

Much of macroeconomics is concerned with the allocation of physical capital, human capital,
and labor over time and across people. The decisions on savings, education, and labor …

We analyze the secular decline in gross interstate migration in the United States from 1991
to 2011. We argue that migration fell because of a decline in the geographic specificity of …

Powerful currents have reshaped the structure of families over the last century. There has
been (1) a dramatic drop in fertility and greater parental investment in children;(2) a rise in …

Using weekly variation from April 23 to June 23 2020, we exploit the surge in unemployment
over the coronavirus pandemic to identify the effects on mental health outcomes and the role …

I develop a Heterogeneous Agent New Keynesian model with dual-earner households that
offers new insights into the role of spousal labor supply at both the micro and the macro …

We develop a search and matching model where firms and workers produce output that
depends both on match-specific productivity and worker-specific human capital. The human …

A dynamic equilibrium model of schooling, borrowing, and job search is developed to
quantify the aggregate implications of student loans. In my model, risk-averse agents under …