Highly productive economies require a flexible labor force with workers that move in accordance with the changing demand for goods and services. In times with falling housing prices, home owning workers' mobility may be hampered by a lock-in effect from low and negative equity. This paper...

This dissertation consists of three self-contained chapters on topics in urban economics. They complement each other by taking three different angles on what drives the decisions on where to live, and in chapter 2 and 3 also where to work.