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Giulio Zanella

University of Bologna, Italy, and IZA, Germany

I think IZA Wold of Labor is important to convey policy-relevant findings from academic research in a way that is accessible to a wide range of potentially interested readers, most notably journalists and policymakers

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Author

Current position

Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Bologna, Italy

Research interest

Labor economics, social economics, applied econometrics

Website

https://sites.google.com/site/giuliozanella/

Positions/functions as a policy advisor

Scientific Committee, Labor Agency, Province of Trento, Italy

Past positions

Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of California-Santa Barbara in 2009

Qualifications

PhD in Economics, University of Siena, 2005

Selected publications

  • “Intergenerational altruism and house prices: Evidence from bequest tax reforms in Italy.” European Economic Review (with G. Bellettini and F. Taddei).

  • Cognitive and Non-Cognitive Costs of Daycare 0–2 for Girls. London: Center for Economic Policy Research, 90–98 (with M. Fort and A. Ichino).

  • “Experiencing breast cancer at the workplace.” Journal of Public Economics 134 (2016): 53–66 (with R. Banerjee).

  • “Revisiting wage, earnings, and hours profiles.” Journal of Monetary Economics 72 (2015): 1–17 (with P. Rupert).

article(s)

  • How does grandparent childcare affect labor supply?

    Childcare provided by grandparents helps young working mothers, but reduces the labor supply of older women

    Giulio Zanella, February 2017
    Older people in developed countries are living longer and healthier lives. A prolonged and healthy mature period of life is often associated with continued and active participation in the labor market. At the same time, active grandparents can offer their working offspring a free, flexible, and reliable source of childcare. However, while grandparent-provided childcare helps young parents (especially young mothers) overcome the negative effects of child rearing on their labor market participation, it can sometimes conflict with the objective of providing additional income through employment for older workers, most notably older women.
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