We examine the role of technological change in explaining the large and persistent decline
in earnings following job loss. Using detailed skill requirements from the near universe of …

This article studies how insurance from progressive taxation improves the matching of
workers to occupations. We propose an equilibrium dynamic assignment model to illustrate …

With risk-averse workers and uninsurable earnings shocks, competitive markets allocate too
few workers to risky jobs. Using an equilibrium Roy model with incomplete markets, we …

I study the effect of foreclosure delays on labor income and employment outcomes,
exploiting a temporary CFPB rule that restricted servicers from initiating foreclosures. Using …

We study the causal effect of liquidity constraints on individual labor market outcomes by
exploiting the 1992 mortgage reform in Denmark, which for the first time allowed …

We examine the role of technological change in shaping insurance to the unemployed. We
integrate technological change, occupation choice, and employment risk into a Bewley-style …

Essays in Household and Labor Finance Page 1 WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST.LOUIS
Olin Business School Dissertation Examination Committee: Todd Gormley, Chair Armando …

How does wealth affect the incentive to search for a new job when job-to-job moves are
risky? We answer this question by incorporating incomplete markets and learning about …

This dissertation consists of three essays studying the relations among geographic
migration, income, and consumption-saving decisions. The first chapter establishes …

This paper examines the effects of bank deregulation on short term occupational mobility.
From the 70s to the 90s, regulations prohibiting intrastate mergers and acquisitions of banks …