"Merger Activity in Industry Equilibrium" ABSTRACT We study a dynamic industry-equilibrium model that features mergers, entry, and exit by heterogeneous firms. We show how different sources of synergies affect merger cyclicality. Improvements in marginal productivity between merging firms generate a procyclical motive for mergers, while reductions in fixed costs of production generate a countercyclical one.…

"Oaxaca-Blinder type Decomposition Methods for Duration Outcomes"

"Crime and Vigilance"

"The Geography of Unconventional Innovation"

"Delisting of Pharmaceuticals from Insurance Coverage: Effects on Consumption, Pricing and Expenditures in France"

"Nonparametric Tests for Conditional Treatment Effects in Duration Outcomes"

"Quality Provision in the Presence of a BiasedIntermediary"

"Who Pays for the Minimum Wage?"

"Genetic and Economic Interaction in the Formationof Human Capital: The Case of Obesity"

"The allocation of talent: finance versus entrepreneurship"

"Comparing methods to evaluate the effects of job search assistance"

"The Costs of Adapting to a New Cultural Environment: Examining Immigrants' Outcomes"

"Work Incentives of Medicaid Beneficiaries and the Role of Asset Testing." Download the paper http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2323775

"Entry into Electoral Races and the Quality of Representation" Abstract U.S. Congressmen are very likely to be reelected and survey evidence suggests that voters are satisfied with their representatives. On the other hand, a large political science literature interprets the high incumbent reelection rate as evidence of lacking entry by strong challengers, analyzing its sources, consequences, and potential cures.…

"Noisy signalling over time" Download the paper http://sanderheinsalu.com/papers/Noisy%20signalling%20over%20time.pdf

"Identity, Working Moms, and Childlessness: Evidence from Switzerland" Download the paper https://sites.google.com/site/andreassteinhauer/AndreasSteinhauerJMP.pdf  

"Will China Escape the Middle-income Trap? A Politico-economic Theory of Growth and State Capitalism" abstract Is China's rapid growth sustainable if the labor and capital market distortions persist? Will democratization occur given that Chinese middle-class are supportive of the regime? To answer the above questions, this paper proposes a politico-economic theory, as follows. In oligarchy,…

"Immigration and Wage Dynamics: Evidence from the Mexican Peso Crisis"