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Étienne Lalé is an Associate Professor of Economics at York University in Toronto, Canada. He holds a PhD in Economics from Sciences Po Paris (2013). His research focuses on macroeconomics and labor economics, with particular emphasis on labor market fluctuations, employment protection, worker reallocation, and cyclical employment patterns. He is affiliated with the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) as a Research Fellow, joining as a Research Affiliate in 2016 and becoming an IZA Fellow in 2021.
His work spans topics such as the welfare effects of employment protection policies, labor market dynamics across occupations, and the impact of economic cycles on employment and hours. Recent studies include analyses of school closures during the pandemic and their effects on in-person learning, as well as the role of zero-hours contracts in frictional labor markets.
His publications explore both theoretical and empirical dimensions of labor economics, often employing large-scale datasets to address policy-relevant questions. Key themes include small business dynamics, wealth distribution in general equilibrium models, and cross-country differences in aggregate employment patterns.
