Working Papers
Firms and the Gender Wage Gap: A Comparison of Eleven Countries, co-lead author, with Marco G. Palladino, Alexander Hijzen, Astrid Kunze, Cesar Barreto, Dogan Gülümser, Anne Sophie Lassen, Salvatore Lattanzio, Benjamin Lochner, Stefano Lombardi, Jordy Meekes, Balazs Murakozy, and Oskar Skans
Revise and resubmit at AEJ: Applied. See also VoxEU-CEPR column.
Presentation: NBER SI, IZA/OECD workshop, U Chicago (Harris), McGill, NHH, OECD, ESPE, LEED 2024, Grid conference on Global Trends in Inequality, EALE, Cornell University, The Ohio State University, The Italian Association of Labour Economists, IAB, Uppsala Uni., Stockholm University (SOFI), WZB/Berlin School of Economics, ASSA.
Firm Beliefs About Wage Setting, with Christian Hoeck
Revise and resubmit at Economic Journal.
Presentation: IRLE institute at the University of Berkeley, EALE, IZA, Workshop in Labour Economics (VATT), Danish Ministry of Economy, SOLE
The U-Shaped Cost of Job Loss, with Mehdi Bartal and Yvan Becard
Updated version coming soon.
Presentation: Edinburgh, Stockholm University, IAB
Why Firms Lay Off Workers instead of Cutting Wages: Evidence from Linked Survey-Administrative Data, with Marianna Kudlyak,
Birthe Larsen and Morten Bennedsen. Online Appendix here.
Updated version coming soon.
Presentation: NBER SI, NBER LS meeting, SOLE, EALE, EEA, COPE, Dale Mortensen Conference, Uppsala Uni., Stockholm Uni. (IIES), CRC Workshop on Labor Markets, NHH, SUERF-Banca d’Italia-ECB-EIB conference, FED Atlanta workshop, Arizona State University workshop, ASSA 2025, etc
Turnover Costs: Evidence from Unexpected Worker Separations, with Pierre Cahuc, Simon Jäger, Rose Salaün and Rune Vejlin
Updated version coming soon.
Presentation: NBER SI, SOLE, EALE,EEA, AFSE, European SaM, Dale Mortensen Conference, University of Copenhagen, NHH, VATT, Danmarks Nationalbank, Stockholm University (SOFI)
The Rise of Linked Employer–Employee Panel Data: Where Are We Now? with Istvan Boza and Rita Peto
Under Review for a special issue in Fiscal Studies.
Firms and the Gender Wage Gap: A Comparison of Eleven Countries, co-lead author, with Marco G. Palladino, Alexander Hijzen, Astrid Kunze, Cesar Barreto, Dogan Gülümser, Anne Sophie Lassen, Salvatore Lattanzio, Benjamin Lochner, Stefano Lombardi, Jordy Meekes, Balazs Murakozy, and Oskar Skans
Revise and resubmit at AEJ: Applied. See also VoxEU-CEPR column.
Presentation: NBER SI, IZA/OECD workshop, U Chicago (Harris), McGill, NHH, OECD, ESPE, LEED 2024, Grid conference on Global Trends in Inequality, EALE, Cornell University, The Ohio State University, The Italian Association of Labour Economists, IAB, Uppsala Uni., Stockholm University (SOFI), WZB/Berlin School of Economics, ASSA.
Firm Beliefs About Wage Setting, with Christian Hoeck
Revise and resubmit at Economic Journal.
Presentation: IRLE institute at the University of Berkeley, EALE, IZA, Workshop in Labour Economics (VATT), Danish Ministry of Economy, SOLE
The U-Shaped Cost of Job Loss, with Mehdi Bartal and Yvan Becard
Updated version coming soon.
Presentation: Edinburgh, Stockholm University, IAB
Why Firms Lay Off Workers instead of Cutting Wages: Evidence from Linked Survey-Administrative Data, with Marianna Kudlyak,
Birthe Larsen and Morten Bennedsen. Online Appendix here.
Updated version coming soon.
Presentation: NBER SI, NBER LS meeting, SOLE, EALE, EEA, COPE, Dale Mortensen Conference, Uppsala Uni., Stockholm Uni. (IIES), CRC Workshop on Labor Markets, NHH, SUERF-Banca d’Italia-ECB-EIB conference, FED Atlanta workshop, Arizona State University workshop, ASSA 2025, etc
Turnover Costs: Evidence from Unexpected Worker Separations, with Pierre Cahuc, Simon Jäger, Rose Salaün and Rune Vejlin
Updated version coming soon.
Presentation: NBER SI, SOLE, EALE,EEA, AFSE, European SaM, Dale Mortensen Conference, University of Copenhagen, NHH, VATT, Danmarks Nationalbank, Stockholm University (SOFI)
The Rise of Linked Employer–Employee Panel Data: Where Are We Now? with Istvan Boza and Rita Peto
Under Review for a special issue in Fiscal Studies.
Publications
Worker Skills of Firm Wage-Setting Practices? Decomposing Wage Inequality Across 20 OECD Countries - Conditionally accepted at ILR Review. 2026. with Chiara Criscuolo, Alexander Hijzen, Balázs Muraközy et al
What Makes Hiring Difficult? Evidence from Linked Survey-Administrative Data - European Economic Review. May 2026. with Birthe Larsen and Zeyu Zhao
Job Ladders by Firm Wage and Productivity - Review of Economic Dynamics. October 2025. with Rune Vejlin
The Unequal Consequences of Job Loss across Countries - American Economic Review: Insights. September 2023 (lead author). with Edoardo Acabbi, Cristina Barcelo, Andreas Gulyas, Stefano Lombardi and Raffaele Saggio
See also: NBER version, replication package, AEA Research Highlights and CEPR VoxEU column
Worker Skills of Firm Wage-Setting Practices? Decomposing Wage Inequality Across 20 OECD Countries - Conditionally accepted at ILR Review. 2026. with Chiara Criscuolo, Alexander Hijzen, Balázs Muraközy et al
What Makes Hiring Difficult? Evidence from Linked Survey-Administrative Data - European Economic Review. May 2026. with Birthe Larsen and Zeyu Zhao
Job Ladders by Firm Wage and Productivity - Review of Economic Dynamics. October 2025. with Rune Vejlin
The Unequal Consequences of Job Loss across Countries - American Economic Review: Insights. September 2023 (lead author). with Edoardo Acabbi, Cristina Barcelo, Andreas Gulyas, Stefano Lombardi and Raffaele Saggio
See also: NBER version, replication package, AEA Research Highlights and CEPR VoxEU column
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Employer-to-Employer Transitions and Time Aggregation Bias - Labour Economics. April 2022. with Rune Vejlin
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Work In Progress and Policy Work
Work in Progress
Wage Negotiations during Inflation Surges: Evidence from a Two-Pronged Survey, with C. Hoeck, J. Druedahl and S. Ravn.
Worker Willingness to Accept Pay Cuts and the Layoff Margin: New Evidence across Europe, with C. Berson and D. Sondermann.
Collective Bargaining in European Countries: A Systematic Data-Driven Description, with T. Kosonen, S. Lombardi, T. Juuti, M. Bhuller, P. Böckerma, A. Cardoso, B. Fanfani, A. Kügler, and K. Kuuskoski.
The Consequences of Labor Demand Shocks across Countries, co-lead author, with Stefano Lombardi, Raffaele Saggio, Oona Tuominen, Edoardo Acabbi, Andreas Gulyas, Marco Palladino, Tobias Renkin, and Salvatore Lattanzio
Policy Work
Generative AI: The First Changes in the Labour Market are affecting young people. With M. G. Palladino, A. Bergeaud, S. Bunel, and O. Degos. See here (short) and here (long) version.
Contribution to "Lettre au Président de la République 2026" (see here)
The clean energy transition and the cost of job displacement in energy-intensive industries. with C. Barreto, S. Lombardi, A. Hijzen and the LinkEED group (OECD working paper).
The role of bargaining and discrimination in the gender wage gap in France: A cross-country perspective. 2024. with M. Palladino, A. Hijzen, C. Barreto, D. Gülümser, A. Larsen, B. Muraközy and O. Skans.
*Presentation includes presentations by co-authors.
Work in Progress
Wage Negotiations during Inflation Surges: Evidence from a Two-Pronged Survey, with C. Hoeck, J. Druedahl and S. Ravn.
Worker Willingness to Accept Pay Cuts and the Layoff Margin: New Evidence across Europe, with C. Berson and D. Sondermann.
Collective Bargaining in European Countries: A Systematic Data-Driven Description, with T. Kosonen, S. Lombardi, T. Juuti, M. Bhuller, P. Böckerma, A. Cardoso, B. Fanfani, A. Kügler, and K. Kuuskoski.
The Consequences of Labor Demand Shocks across Countries, co-lead author, with Stefano Lombardi, Raffaele Saggio, Oona Tuominen, Edoardo Acabbi, Andreas Gulyas, Marco Palladino, Tobias Renkin, and Salvatore Lattanzio
Policy Work
Generative AI: The First Changes in the Labour Market are affecting young people. With M. G. Palladino, A. Bergeaud, S. Bunel, and O. Degos. See here (short) and here (long) version.
Contribution to "Lettre au Président de la République 2026" (see here)
The clean energy transition and the cost of job displacement in energy-intensive industries. with C. Barreto, S. Lombardi, A. Hijzen and the LinkEED group (OECD working paper).
The role of bargaining and discrimination in the gender wage gap in France: A cross-country perspective. 2024. with M. Palladino, A. Hijzen, C. Barreto, D. Gülümser, A. Larsen, B. Muraközy and O. Skans.
*Presentation includes presentations by co-authors.