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I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Economics Department at the University of Notre Dame. My field of interest is applied macroeconomics, with a particular focus on the effects of inflation on household behavior and expectations.
I am on the job market during the 2025-2026 academic year. My Job Market Paper studies the effect of inflation on household shopping effort.
Email: vconsolv@nd.eduAddress: 3060 Jenkins Nanovic Hall, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, INJob Market Paper
Time to Shop Until Inflation Drops: The Effect of Inflation on Household Shopping Behavior
Abstract: I study how households adapt their shopping behavior when inflation rises. Using transaction-level panel data from 2021–2023, I construct household-specific inflation exposure and estimate its causal effects on shopping intensity and bargain-hunting. Higher exposure leads to more trips, greater retailer diversification, and increased reliance on sales and coupons within trips. These adjustments entail real resource costs; using time-use data, I approximate the additional time households devote to price search and deal-finding. My findings suggest that households during the recent inflation episode absorbed part of the price shock by reallocating effort toward shopping.
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