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
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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 became vegan in 2013. Prior to that, I thought factory farms were extreme and not the norm. That turned out be incorrect. Books like “Eating Animals” and videos about today’s ‘normal’ farming practices changed my view. Interestingly, the information only changed my behavior when I connected it to what I feel about it. What […]
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May
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
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May
May
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 […]
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May
May
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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Apr
Apr
forthcoming Journal of Economic Literature with Randy Wright, Benoit Julien, and Veronica Guerrieri This survey presents a comprehensive overview of the directed/competitive search literature. Find Out More
News, Working Papers
Providing Advice to Job Seekers at Low Cost: An Experimental Study on On-Line Advice
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Oct
Oct
Accepted Review of Economic Studies with Michèle Belot and Paul Muller We develop and evaluate experimentally a novel tool that redesigns the job search process by providing tailored online advice about related occupations. Find Out More