In this dissertation I investigate the quantitative importance of embodied technical change as a source of the sharp rise in wage inequality occurred in the U.S. economy in the past 25 years. The essays in this thesis identify a pair of economic mechanisms that, given an acceleration in...

We use a novel research design to empirically detect the effect of social interactions among neighbors on labor market outcomes. Specifically, using Census data that characterize residential and employment locations down to the city block, we examine whether individuals residing in the same...