Overview
My research interests are primarily in the areas of labor,
econometrics, and applied microeconomics. I'm also interested in
estimating dynamic
programming models and using them to answer empirical questions.
Publications
"Estimation of an
Occupational Choice Model when Occupations are
Misclassified," Journal
of Human Resources
(Spring 2009).
"A Dynamic Analysis
of
Educational
Attainment, Occupational Choices,
and Job Search," Forthcoming in
the
International Economic Review
(February 2010).
Working Papers
Please
contact
me if you have any questions or comments about any of these
papers (my email address is listed on my
CV).
"Run-up in the House Price-Rent Ratio: How
Much can be Explained by Fundamentals?," with
Kamila
Sommer and Randal
Verbrugge
"Empirical Evidence on
Occupation and Industry Specific Human Capital," (updated November
2009), Revision submitted to
Labour
Economics.
"Interpolating Value
Functions in Discrete Choice Dynamic Programming Models"
Research in Progress (working papers coming soon)
"Search and Heterogeneous Worker Preferences," with
Ted To.
"Estimating the Return to Schooling when Skills are Occupation Specific"