Alejandro Martínez-Marquina on the Economic Impact of Winning theLottery

02/10/2022 32 min Episodio 16
Alejandro Martínez-Marquina on the Economic Impact of Winning theLottery

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Episode Synopsis

Cash transfers have become a much-discussed policy tool. But studying the impact of sudden wealth shocks remains controversial. Martínez-Marquina joins us to discuss his recent research on an interesting setting that may help us shed light on the discussion: the effect of winning the lottery in Spanish towns since the 1900s.

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