Contents: Foreword / Linda Putnam -- Introduction -- 1. Spheres of influence: Unpacking gender differences in negotiation / Mara Olekalns and Jessica A. Kennedy -- Friends, families, work: Negotiating in long-term relationships -- 2. Keeping our friends close: Friendship maintenance through the...

In this paper we investigate the effect of family connections to politicians on individuals' labor market outcomes. We combine data for Italy over almost three decades from longitudinal social security records on a random sample of around 1 million private sector employees with the universe of...