I discuss economic and social sources of inequality and elaborate on the role of social
networks in inequality, economic immobility, and economic inefficiencies. The lens of social …

Labor markets are in constant change. Which personality traits and skills help workers to
deal with a changing environment? This paper documents how responses to labor-market …

We examine how shocks to parents' careers affect the children's educational choices and
career outcomes. Using Finnish administrative data, we find that a father's job loss …

This paper examines the causal effect of a traumatic event experienced by pregnant women
on the life-long labor market outcomes of their offspring. We exploit a unique natural …

Intergenerational persistence in studying for elite education is high across the world. We
study the role that exposure to high school peers from elite educated families ('elite peers') …

Using full-population data from Finland, we show that individuals at the top of the income
distribution are significantly more likely to start new incorporated businesses compared to …

Using longitudinal data for Argentina, this paper estimates the labor supply reaction of
spouses and children, as well as the interactions between them, following the job loss of …

This thesis consists of four papers on technology, work, skills, and personality using novel
large-scale data and methods. The first paper (Chapter 1, with Johannes Hirvonen and …

Parental job loss is a large, negative shock to the household that can affect children in both
the short-and long-run. Little is known, however, about how the long-run impacts of job loss …

This paper investigates whether the impact of trade shocks on employment and wages
persists across generations. Using survey data with retrospective information on parental …