Biography
Zachary Parolin is the Director of the Economics, Inequality, and Opportunity programme at INET Oxford, as well as Professor of Social Policy, Inequality, and Opportunity in the Department of Social Policy and Intervention and Professorial Fellow at Nuffield College. His research focuses on the measurement, causes, and consequences of poverty, inequality, and social mobility across the United States and European Union. Parolin has published one book and more than 50 peer-reviewed articles across top journals in economics, sociology, social policy, industrial relations, and demography.
Recent Publications
Oct 2025
No. 2025-23 - The Effects of Minimum Wage Increases on Poverty and Food Hardship
Lukas Lehner , Hannah Massenbauer , Zachary Parolin , Rafael Pintro Schmitt
Lukas Lehner , Hannah Massenbauer , Zachary Parolin , Rafael Pintro Schmitt
Oct 2025
No. 2025-22 - The Earned Income Tax Credit and the Intergenerational Persistence of Poverty
Zachary Parolin , Benjamin Glasner , Ronald Mincy , Christopher Wimer
Zachary Parolin , Benjamin Glasner , Ronald Mincy , Christopher Wimer
Sept 2024
No. 2024-07 - Monopsony Power and Poverty: The Consequences of Walmart Supercenter Openings
Lukas Lehner , Zachary Parolin , Clemente Pignatti , Rafael Pintro Schmitt
Lukas Lehner , Zachary Parolin , Clemente Pignatti , Rafael Pintro Schmitt