Hi, I'm Zach.

My research focuses on the measurement, causes, and consequences of poverty, inequality, and social mobility across the United States and European Union. 

I am currently an Associate Professor of Social Policy at Bocconi University in Milan, and a Senior Research Fellow at Columbia University's Center on Poverty and Social Policy. At Bocconi, I direct the ExpPov Poverty and Inequality Research Lab, funded by an ERC Starting Grant.

My work has appeared in journals such as Nature Human Behaviour, American Sociological Review, AEA: Papers & Proceedings, Journal of Public Economics, Journal of Policy Analysis & Management, Demography, and elsewhere. Moreover, my research has been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, The Economist, The Atlantic, CNN, in a U.S. presidential debate, and in other outlets.

To be in touch, please email me at zachparolin@gmail.com