This dissertation contributes to the understanding of wage risk and its implication for the macroeconomy. The first chapter links differences in unemployment risk between countries to differences in product market regulation. I think of unemployment risk arising from search frictions in the...

This paper uses data from the American Life Panel to understand the determinants of well-being in the United States during the Great Recession. It investigates how various dimensions of subjective wellbeing reflected in the OECD Better Life Framework impact subjective well-being. The results...