What is the dynamic interaction between health and labor supply at older ages, and how does this relationship inform the design of policies that aim to keep people in the workforce longer? Francesca Salvati answers these questions by developing and estimating a novel structural life-cycle model of health and labor supply of women at older ages.

Ms. Salvati is an applied microeconomist working primarily in the fields of health economics and labor economics, with a particular interest in topics of inequality. Her research agenda, which she will further during her visit at CESifo, focuses on the determinants and dynamics of health and skill formation over the lifecycle. In a current research project, Francesca Salvati and co-authors combine experimental data from Nigeria with a structural model to study how intrahousehold allocations parents make across children drive differences in the human capital they acquire from the outset of life.

Stephan Heblich’s research looks at spatial disparities in the distribution of consumptive or productive amenities that attract individuals or firms. This helps explain spatial variation in house prices, the share of high-skilled workers, innovative activities, entrepreneurship, or economic development. Another stream of research focuses on causes and consequences of regional disparities in voting behavior. To establish causality, Mr. Heblich often studies historic developments that explain present-day economic outcomes. This explains his interest in economic history.