For everyone interested in Matching Markets, this might be a nice book to read about its theoretical foundations. Its chapters aim to span the breath of this field in a coherent language. … You can access it the full book here with password OMBMD_CUP. Search frictions in the matching process were the focus of Hector […]
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How has the emergence of online job search changed the way we do research? I showcase some of the recent developments in my 2022 Schumpeter lecture. See the 2022 Schumpeter Lecture In a recent JEEA publication I sum up the insights, and lay out in some more theory to discuss when one might see aggregate […]
joint with Michèle Belot and Paul Muller (first version 2021) We propose a simple method to elicit time preferences at the individual level even when income and consumption varies over time. We validate the method and apply it to correlate individuals’ impatience with job search behavior and success. Find Out More
joint with Michèle Belot and Paul Muller (first version July 2022) In a randomized field experiment, we provide personalized suggestions about suitable alternative occupations to long-term unemployed job seekers in the UK. Effects on the primary pre-registered outcomes of “finding a stable job” and “reaching a cumulative earnings threshold” are positive, are significant among those who searched at […]
joint with L.Brotherhood, C. Santos and M. Tertilt (new version: April 2021, first version May 2020) This paper explores policies in epidemiological model of Covid-19 where individual’s make private social distancing decisions. Individuals differ by age, where the young have lower risk but need to earn a living (though they can telework). In equilibrium the elderly protect […]
This is a slightly inward-looking question at a time where many lives are at stake, but it is not an unimportant one. Publications give both incentives and – maybe more importantly – some level of accreditation. At a time where a lot of material is circulating, accreditation seems very important. Traditional economics articles tend to […]
“I know of no more beautiful prayer than [..]: ‘May all that have life be delivered from suffering’” (Schopenhauer, from On the Basis of Morality) Vegan cuisine has been an amazing discovery for me over the last 10 years. Chefs have come a long way since my early experiences with vegan food in the university […]
Published in Econometrica with J. Greenwood, C. Santos and M. Tertilt A calibrated equilibrium search model of an HIV/AIDS epidemic is developed to analyze the direct impact and the behavioral adjustment to policies. Find Out More
Outstanding research on different facets of labor economics We are pleased to announce the 2019 IZA Young Labor Economist Award. This biennial prize is awarded to outstanding labor economists whose Ph.D. was received fewer than 15 years ago. The 2019 Award goes to Leah Platt Boustan (Princeton University) for her historical research on immigration, and […]
ERC funded project Tech Change started in May 2019. The Consolidator Grant awarded to Philipp Kircher has started in May and will last for five year. The principal investigator, together with his team of researchers, will explore the effects of technological progress on the size and the structure of firms as well as on the workforce. They will study […]
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