Mike Palazzolo Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Management
Mike Palazzolo received his degree in Marketing from the
University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business in 2016. His
research examines various intertemporal trade-offs, ranging from
consumer search to financial decision making.
School shootings are a disturbingly regular occurrence in the
United States. While their direct impact on those involved are
well-researched, their broader effects on communities are less
understood. The authors focus on the underresearched question of
how such traumatic incidents affect community consumption. Using
data from various sources, the authors find that fatal school
shootings decrease grocery purchases by 2.09% in affected
communities, lasting up to six months. This economic impact is
felt more in liberal- than conservative-leaning counties.
In 2012, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) placed strict nutritional requirements on food served at public schools. In a recent study, we explored whether changes to the healthiness of school meals led parents to substitute towards them, away from purchasing meals from supermarkets; and, if so, which households were more willing to do so.
Blame for widespread food insecurity across the U.S. is frequently directed at the prevailing minimum wage. In a recent study, we examined whether and to what extent increases to the minimum wage improved the quantity and nutritional quality of food purchased by minimum-wage earners.
