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Working Papers

2025

1. Advising Job Seekers in Occupations with Poor Prospects: A Field Experiment
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2024

2. Optimal Age-based Policies for Pandemics: An Economic Analysis of Covid-19 and Beyond
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (1)

2023

3. Updating about Yourself by Learning about the Market: The Dynamics of Beliefs and Expectations in Job Search
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2021

4. Eliciting Time Preferences When Income and Consumption Vary: Theory, Validation & Application to Job Search
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
   Also in Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute (2021)
5. Sorting through Cheap Talk: Theory and Evidence from a Labor Market
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2020

6. An Economic Model of the COVID-19 Epidemic: The Importance of Testing and Age-Specific Policies
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (135)
   Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2020) View citations (116)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (114)
7. An Economic Model of the COVID-19 Pandemic With Young and Old Agents: Behavior, Testing and Policies
   CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany View citations (31)
   Also in Working Papers, Banco de Portugal, Economics and Research Department (2020) View citations (30)

2019

8. An Equilibrium Model of the African HIV/AIDS Epidemic
   CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series, University of Bonn and University of Mannheim, Germany View citations (67)
   Also in 2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2013) View citations (4)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2018) View citations (3)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (14)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (17)
   Economie d'Avant Garde Research Reports, Economie d'Avant Garde (2013) View citations (14)
   RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) (2017) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article An Equilibrium Model of the African HIV/AIDS Epidemic, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2019) View citations (67) (2019)

2018

9. How Wage Announcements Affect Job Search - A Field Experiment
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (13)
   Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics (2018) View citations (14)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2018) View citations (13)
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2018) View citations (14)

2017

10. Directed Search: A Guided Tour
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (40)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (40)
11. How Wage Announcements Affect Job Search Behaviour - A Field Experimental Investigation
    2017 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (7)
12. The Role of Marriage in Fighting HIV: A Quantitative Illustration for Malawi
    Economie d'Avant Garde Research Reports, Economie d'Avant Garde View citations (8)
    Also in RCER Working Papers, University of Rochester - Center for Economic Research (RCER) (2017) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article The Role of Marriage in Fighting HIV: A Quantitative Illustration for Malawi, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2017) View citations (9) (2017)

2016

13. Occupational Choice and Learning during Job Search
    2016 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
14. Providing Advice to Job Seekers at Low Cost: An Experimental Study on Online Advice
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (16)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics (2015) View citations (19)
    Edinburgh School of Economics Discussion Paper Series, Edinburgh School of Economics, University of Edinburgh (2015) View citations (19)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2015) View citations (20)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article Providing Advice to Jobseekers at Low Cost: An Experimental Study on Online Advice, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2019) View citations (80) (2019)

2015

15. Does Searching Broader Improve Job Prospects? A Field Experiment
    2015 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (7)
16. Efficient Firm Dynamics in a Frictional Labor Market
    Working Paper Series of the Department of Economics, University of Konstanz, Department of Economics, University of Konstanz View citations (127)
    Also in 2013 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2013) View citations (11)
    Working Paper Series of the Department of Economics, University of Konstanz, Department of Economics, University of Konstanz (2011) View citations (18)
    2010 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2010) View citations (3)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2011) View citations (26)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2011) View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Efficient Firm Dynamics in a Frictional Labor Market, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2015) View citations (130) (2015)
17. Inferring Risk Perceptions and Preferences using Choice from Insurance Menus: Theory and Evidence
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (12)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2015) View citations (12)
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2015) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Inferring Risk Perceptions and Preferences Using Choice from Insurance Menus: Theory and Evidence, The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2021) View citations (3) (2021)

2014

18. Efficient Competition through Cheap Talk: Competing Auctions and Competitive Search without Ex-Ante Commitment
    2014 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2013

19. Efficient Competition through Cheap Talk: Competing Auctions and Competitive Search without Ex Ante Price
    SIRE Discussion Papers, Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) View citations (11)
20. Efficient Competition through Cheap Talk: Competing Auctions and Competitive Search without Ex Ante Price Commitment
    Edinburgh School of Economics Discussion Paper Series, Edinburgh School of Economics, University of Edinburgh View citations (9)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (11)
21. Matching and Sorting in a Global Economy
    Edinburgh School of Economics Discussion Paper Series, Edinburgh School of Economics, University of Edinburgh View citations (17)
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013) View citations (17)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2013) View citations (16)
    SIRE Discussion Papers, Scottish Institute for Research in Economics (SIRE) (2013) View citations (17)

2012

22. Efficient Cheap Talk in Directed Search: On the Non-essentiality of Commitment in Market Games
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (11)
23. On the game-theoretic foundations of competitive search equilibrium
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article ON THE GAME‐THEORETIC FOUNDATIONS OF COMPETITIVE SEARCH EQUILIBRIUM, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2012) View citations (16) (2012)

2011

24. Identifying sorting: in theory
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (166)
    Also in PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2009) View citations (11)
    2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2009) View citations (11)
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2009) View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article Identifying Sorting--In Theory, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2011) View citations (204) (2011)
25. Market power and efficiency in a search model
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (22)
    Also in 2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics (2009)
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany (2009) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article MARKET POWER AND EFFICIENCY IN A SEARCH MODEL, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2011) View citations (21) (2011)
26. Sorting and Factor Intensity: Production and Unemployment across Skills
    2011 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (1)

2010

27. Sorting and decentralized price competition
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (122)
    Also in PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2008) View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Sorting and Decentralized Price Competition, Econometrica, Econometric Society (2010) View citations (140) (2010)
28. Sorting versus screening: search frictions and competing mechanisms
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (66)
    See also Journal Article Sorting versus screening: Search frictions and competing mechanisms, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2010) View citations (65) (2010)

2009

29. Directed search with multiple job applications
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (164)
    Also in PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2005) View citations (20)
    See also Journal Article Directed search with multiple job applications, Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier (2009) View citations (160) (2009)
30. Efficiency of simultaneous search
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (84)
    Also in PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania (2008) View citations (8)
    See also Journal Article Efficiency of Simultaneous Search, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2009) View citations (98) (2009)
31. Fairness: A Critique to the Utilitarian Approach
    Discussion Paper Series of SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems, Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, University of Munich View citations (12)
32. Sexual Behavior and HIV in Malawi
    2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
33. The U-Shapes of Occupational Mobility
    2009 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article The U-Shapes of Occupational Mobility, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2015) View citations (115) (2015)

2008

34. A model of money with multilateral matching
    LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library View citations (23)
    See also Journal Article A model of money with multilateral matching, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (23) (2008)
35. Prices as Optimal Competitive Sales Mechanisms
    2008 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics View citations (2)
36. Strategic Firms and Endogenous Consumer Emulation
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (12)
    Also in LSE Research Online Documents on Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library (2008) View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article Strategic Firms and Endogenous Consumer Emulation, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2008) View citations (12) (2008)

2007

37. Efficiency of Directed Search
    2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics
38. Heterogeneous Firms in a Finite Directed Search Economy
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (4)
39. The Sorting Effect of Price Competition
    2007 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

2006

40. A Model of Money with Multilateral Matching, Second Version
    PIER Working Paper Archive, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania View citations (2)
41. Directed Multilateral Matching in a Monetary Economy
    2006 Meeting Papers, Society for Economic Dynamics

Undated

42. Matching, Sorting, and the Distributional Effects of International Trade
    Working Paper, Harvard University OpenScholar View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Matching, Sorting, and the Distributional Effects of International Trade, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2017) View citations (26) (2017)

Journal Articles

2021

1. Directed Search and Competitive Search Equilibrium: A Guided Tour
   Journal of Economic Literature, 2021, 59, (1), 90-148 View citations (60)
2. Inferring Risk Perceptions and Preferences Using Choice from Insurance Menus: Theory and Evidence
   The Economic Journal, 2021, 131, (634), 713-744 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Inferring Risk Perceptions and Preferences using Choice from Insurance Menus: Theory and Evidence, NBER Working Papers (2015) View citations (12) (2015)

2020

3. Search design and online job search – new avenues for applied and experimental research
   Labour Economics, 2020, 64, (C) View citations (3)

2019

4. An Equilibrium Model of the African HIV/AIDS Epidemic
   Econometrica, 2019, 87, (4), 1081-1113 View citations (67)
   See also Working Paper An Equilibrium Model of the African HIV/AIDS Epidemic, CRC TR 224 Discussion Paper Series (2019) View citations (67) (2019)
5. Providing Advice to Jobseekers at Low Cost: An Experimental Study on Online Advice
   The Review of Economic Studies, 2019, 86, (4), 1411-1447 View citations (80)
   See also Working Paper Providing Advice to Job Seekers at Low Cost: An Experimental Study on Online Advice, IZA Discussion Papers (2016) View citations (16) (2016)

2018

6. Assortative Matching With Large Firms
   Econometrica, 2018, 86, (1), 85-132 View citations (51)
   Also in Econometrica, 2021, 89, (4), 11-14 (2021)

2017

7. Matching, Sorting, and the Distributional Effects of International Trade
   Journal of Political Economy, 2017, 125, (1), 224 - 264 View citations (26)
   See also Working Paper Matching, Sorting, and the Distributional Effects of International Trade, Working Paper View citations (17)
8. The Role of Marriage in Fighting HIV: A Quantitative Illustration for Malawi
   American Economic Review, 2017, 107, (5), 158-62 View citations (9)
   See also Working Paper The Role of Marriage in Fighting HIV: A Quantitative Illustration for Malawi, Economie d'Avant Garde Research Reports (2017) View citations (8) (2017)

2015

9. Efficient Competition Through Cheap Talk: The Case of Competing Auctions
   Econometrica, 2015, 83, (5), 1849-1875 View citations (44)
10. Efficient Firm Dynamics in a Frictional Labor Market
    American Economic Review, 2015, 105, (10), 3030-60 View citations (130)
    See also Working Paper Efficient Firm Dynamics in a Frictional Labor Market, Working Paper Series of the Department of Economics, University of Konstanz (2015) View citations (127) (2015)
11. The U-Shapes of Occupational Mobility
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2015, 82, (2), 659-692 View citations (115)
    See also Working Paper The U-Shapes of Occupational Mobility, 2009 Meeting Papers (2009) View citations (6) (2009)

2012

12. ON THE GAME‐THEORETIC FOUNDATIONS OF COMPETITIVE SEARCH EQUILIBRIUM
    International Economic Review, 2012, 53, (1), 1-21 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper On the game-theoretic foundations of competitive search equilibrium, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2012) View citations (29) (2012)

2011

13. Identifying Sorting--In Theory
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2011, 78, (3), 872-906 View citations (204)
    See also Working Paper Identifying sorting: in theory, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2011) View citations (166) (2011)
14. MARKET POWER AND EFFICIENCY IN A SEARCH MODEL
    International Economic Review, 2011, 52, (1), 85-103 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Market power and efficiency in a search model, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2011) View citations (22) (2011)
15. The Research Agenda: Jan Eeckhout and Philipp Kircher on Sorting in Macroeconomic Models
    EconomicDynamics Newsletter, 2011, 13, (1)

2010

16. Sorting and Decentralized Price Competition
    Econometrica, 2010, 78, (2), 539-574 View citations (140)
    See also Working Paper Sorting and decentralized price competition, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2010) View citations (122) (2010)
17. Sorting versus screening: Search frictions and competing mechanisms
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2010, 145, (4), 1354-1385 View citations (65)
    See also Working Paper Sorting versus screening: search frictions and competing mechanisms, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2010) View citations (66) (2010)

2009

18. Directed search with multiple job applications
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2009, 144, (2), 445-471 View citations (160)
    See also Working Paper Directed search with multiple job applications, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2009) View citations (164) (2009)
19. Efficiency of Simultaneous Search
    Journal of Political Economy, 2009, 117, (5), 861-913 View citations (98)
    See also Working Paper Efficiency of simultaneous search, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2009) View citations (84) (2009)

2008

20. A model of money with multilateral matching
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2008, 55, (6), 1054-1066 View citations (23)
    See also Working Paper A model of money with multilateral matching, LSE Research Online Documents on Economics (2008) View citations (23) (2008)
21. Strategic Firms and Endogenous Consumer Emulation
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2008, 123, (2), 621-661 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper Strategic Firms and Endogenous Consumer Emulation, PIER Working Paper Archive (2008) View citations (12) (2008)

2004

22. Knowledge-based resources as determinants of MNC structure: tests of an integrative model
    Journal of International Management, 2004, 10, (2), 219-238 View citations (5)