Research
Publications and Accepted Papers
In the Land of AKM: Explaining the Dynamics of Wage Inequality in France
with Damien Babet and Olivier Godechot. Forthcoming at Journal of Labor Economics. Published Version -- Replication Package
Narrowing Industry Wage Premiums and the Decline in the Gender Wage Gap
with Alexandra Roulet and Mark Stabile. Labour Economics, Volume 94, June 2025. Published Version
Working Papers
Firms and the Gender Wage Gap: A Comparison of Eleven Countries
with Antoine Bertheau (co-lead), Alexander Hijzen (co-lead), Astrid Kunze (co-lead), Cesar Barreto, Dogan Gülümser, Marta Lachowska, Anne Sophie Lassen, Salvatore Lattanzio, Benjamin Lochner, Stefano Lombardi, Jordy Meekes, Balázs Muraközy, and Oskar Nordström Skans.
Submitted. Paper -- NBER SI 2025 Talk
Abstract: We quantify the role of gender-specific firm wage premiums in explaining the private-sector gender gap in hourly wages using a harmonized research design across 11 matched employer-employee datasets—ten European countries and Washington State, USA. These premiums contribute to the gender wage gap through two channels: women's concentration in lower-paying firms (sorting) and women receiving lower premiums than men within the same firm (pay-setting). We find that firm wage premiums account for 10 to 30 percent of the gender wage gap. While both mechanisms matter, sorting is the predominant driver of the firm contribution to the gender wage gap in most countries. We document three patterns that are broadly consistent across countries: (1) women's sorting into lower-paying firms increases with age; (2) women are more concentrated in low-paying firms with a high share of part-time workers; and (3) women receive about 90 percent of the rents that men receive from firm surplus gains.
Dignity by Decree? The Employment and Wage Effects of Restricting Fixed-Term Contracts
with Matteo Sartori and Giuseppe Grasso.
Revisions Requested at Labour Economics. Paper
Abstract: The Dignity Decree was a 2018 reform aimed at restricting the use of fixed-term contracts in the Italian labor market. We examine how this regulatory intervention affected firm-level employment dynamics and worker wages. We find negligible disemployment effects and a significant shift in contract composition: firms more exposed to the reform substantially reduced their use of fixed-term contracts, offsetting the decrease with an increase in permanent employment, primarily through the conversion of existing temporary jobs. We further document a sizeable decline in the post-conversion wage for workers transitioning from fixed-term to permanent contracts compared to pre-reform levels.
Work in Progress
A Structural Labor Cost Index with Unobserved Productivity
with Andrea Cerrato and Giulia Gitti
Greedy Jobs and the Dynamics of Gender Pay Gaps: Evidence from Administrative Data Across Countries
with Anne Sophie Lassen (co-lead), Antoine Bertheau, Alexander Hijzen, Dogan Gülümser, Marta Lachowska, Benjamin Lochner, Stefano Lombardi, and Balázs Muraközy. In preparation for Gender and Wages Special Issue Conference of Industrial Relations.
The Anatomy of Labor Market Adjustment in Dual Labor Markets
with Pierre Cahuc, Alex Clymo, and Riccardo Zago
The Consequences of Labor Demand Shocks Across Countries
with Stefano Lombardi, Antoine Bertheau, Raffaele Saggio, Oona Tuominen, Edoardo Maria Acabbi, Andreas Gulyas, Salvatore Lattanzio, and Tobias Renkin
The Graying Job Ladder: The Role of Ageing for Reallocation and Growth
with Jonas Fluchtmann, Patrick Bennett, Alexander Hijzen, Eliana Viviano, Cesar Barreto, Felipe Bento Caires, Lucas Chen, Jose Garcia-Louzao, Dogan Gülümser, Salvatore Lattanzio, Benjamin Lochner, Stefano Lombardi, Tahsin Mehdi, Jordy Meekes, Balázs Muraközy, Kjell Salvanes, Oskar Nordström Skans, Rune Vejlin, and Wouter Zwysen
Why Do Firms Use Fixed-Term Contracts?
with Matteo Sartori and Eliana Viviano