Zachary Parolin

Zachary Parolin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at Bocconi University and a Senior Fellow at Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy. His research focuses on poverty, social inequality, and policy interventions in high-income countries.

He holds academic affiliations at Bocconi University and Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy. Prior institutions include the University of Antwerp and Oxford University. His work bridges sociology and public policy, emphasizing quantitative analysis of welfare systems and labor markets.

Research interests include cash assistance trends, automation’s economic impacts, school closure disparities during crises, and policy responses to homelessness. His publications appear in top journals like American Sociological Review, Nature Human Behavior, and Demography.

His recent articles analyze socio-economic disparities in school closures, declining cash assistance in the U.S., and the role of labor unions in moderating automation-driven inequality. Ongoing work explores inclusive income growth frameworks and policy design for vulnerable populations.