How might COVID-19 affect human capital and wellbeing in the long run? The COVID-19
pandemic has already imposed a heavy human cost—taken together, this public health …

We study the labour market performance of refugees vis-à-vis comparable migrants across
20 European countries and over time. In the first part of our analysis, we document that …

This paper analyzes the magnitude and sources of long-term earnings declines associated
with graduating from college during a recession. Using a large longitudinal university …

Scholars have been examining the relationship between fertility and unemployment for more
than a century. Most studies find that fertility falls with unemployment in the short run, but it is …

We show that cyclical skill mismatch, defined as mismatch between the skills supplied by
college graduates and skills demanded by hiring industries, is an important mechanism …

Are highly educated workers better at locating in areas with high labor demand? To answer
this question, I use three decades of US Census data to estimate a McFadden-style model of …

The contemporary career literature or 'new career'theory emphasizes the importance of
individual agentic career management processes in which individuals manage their careers …

Fertility rates below population replacement level now characterize a broad swath of post-
industrial societies, especially in Southern Europe and East Asia. This article offers a …

Using Eurobarometer data, we document large variation across European countries in
education gradients in income, self-reported health, life satisfaction, obesity, smoking and …

Abstract Using the Longitudinal Employer Household Dynamics (LEHD) data from the
United States Census Bureau, I compute firm-level measures of labor market (monopsony) …