Recent research on climate adaptation points to the need to take flood control seriously as a
state-led process that organizes and responds to the racial and environmental spaces of …

Flood risks are rising across the United States, putting the economic and social values of
growing numbers of homes at risk. In response, the federal government is funding the …

I exploit a kink in the benefit scheme of a large commuter tax break to study the effect of
subsidizing commuting costs on the commuting distance of employees. My results show a …

We use the unexpected partial repeal of a tax break for commuters in Germany to examine
the distribution of benefits from commuting subsidies between workers and firms. Drawing …

This paper explores the commuting paradox in the context of two-partner households by
estimating the relationship between the subjective well-being of spouses and their …

Early empirical studies in labour and urban economics addressing the role of commuting
(on, eg, wages and locational choice) have typically been confined to the use of survey data …

An unappreciated potential benefit of commuting subsidies is that they can expand the
choice set of feasible job opportunities in a way that facilitates a better job match quality …

Amid global climate change concerns, policymakers worldwide are increasingly scrutinizing
environmentally harmful subsidies. This study examines the tax-deductibility of job-related …

An unappreciated potential benefit of commuting subsidies is that they can expand the
choice set of feasible job opportunities in a way that facilitates a better job match quality …

This dissertation focuses on two of the biggest kinds of long-term decisions in one's life, on
housing and on marriage. In all three chapters I focus on previously unexplored aggregate …