Vito Mariella

How do firms shape the well-being of their workers? Our new working paper shows large variation in firms' orientation towards employee well-being, and studies the effects of moving to firms with higher vs. lower well-being salience scores Bottom line: higher-salience firms significantly increase sickness absences, while not shifting healthcare utilization. This suggests firm policies affect worker behavior: i.e., responses to health shocks, and not necessarily their underlying health. I've learned a ton from my excellent coauthors in this work, one of whom (Riccardo Di Francesco) is on the job market this year with this as his JMP! Please take a close look at his file if you're on the market for an applied econometrician with a wide range of technical skills and applied chops! Link to the paper and Riccardo's website below!