Using a dynamic panel approach, we provide empirical evidence that negative health
shocks reduce earnings. The effect is primarily driven by the participation margin and is …

I document that married women are less likely to leave the labor force and are more
attached to employment in recessions. Using a two-person household incomplete assets …

Using retrospective data, we introduce evidence that occupational exposure significantly
affects disability risk. Incorporating this into a general equilibrium model, social disability …

Der demografische Wandel im Zusammenhang mit einer alternden Bevölkerung sorgt dafür,
dass Regierungen weltweit zur Reformierung ihrer Rentensysteme gezwungen werden. Ein …

This paper explores how the medical expenditure risk affects the households' portfolio
choice across health status theoretically in a life cycle model and empirically using machine …

This paper explores how the medical expenditure risk affects the households' portfolio
choice across health status theoretically in a life cycle model and empirically using machine …

There is substantial variation in Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) across the United
States, with DI beneficiaries accounting from less than one percent to more than one-fifth of …

This dissertation examines the effect of health and its associated variables on households'
consumption and portfolio choices over life cycle. The first two essays constitute my job …

Individuals with an early-onset (before age 18) disability attain substantially less education
than their non-disabled counterparts. This equates to an eighteen percentage point gap in …

This dissertation consists of two chapters. In the first chapter, I build a life-cycle directed
search model to match salient features of the labor market and disability insurance: multiple …