Economic shocks occur frequently and may cause individuals to reevaluate key life
decisions in ways that have lasting consequences for themselves and the broader economy …

The quality of workers in a country positively relates to productivity of firms, adoption of new
technologies, and growth. This paper studies adjustments of Italian firms to negative labor …

Job loss leads to persistent adverse labor market outcomes, but assessments of gender
differences in labor market recovery are lacking. We utilize plant closures in Denmark to …

This paper studies adjustments of Italian firms to negative labor supply shocks in the context
of workers' outflows from Italy to Switzerland. My diff-in-diff leverages a policy in which …

In light of persistent gender inequality on the labour market, I investigate how social norms
affect women's labour market integration along two dimen-sions: through reduced labour …

In this dissertation, I analyze the effect of economic shocks on workers' labor market
outcomes. In the first part of this thesis (Chapter 2), I investigate a labor supply shock in the …

Property taxes create heated political arguments. But how does the tax affect our willingness
to pay for a home? I estimate house price responses to changes in the Norwegian local …