This dissertation considers some of the causes of inequality in income, wealth and health. The dissertation consists of three self-contained chapters which all study different but important dimensions of inequality in developed economies. The chapters therefore naturally differ both in the...

This dissertation contains three self-contained chapters. They are united by the dynamic economic models that are either studied theoretically or applied empirically. The first two were written in collaboration with co-authors. The first chapter is about the theoretical properties of the value...

This PhD dissertation consists of four self-contained chapters. The first two chapters study how the design of public pension systems affect individuals' behavior. The first chapter studies how pension eligibility ages impact the retirement behavior of couples. The second chapter explores how...

How do policy makers help jobseekers transition out of unemployment? As unemployment is costly for the individual and inefficient for society, this is a question of utmost importance. Today, many OECD countries rely on active labor market policies (ALMPs) in their efforts to easen jobseekers'...

Our decisions often depend on our subjective perceptions of the surrounding reality and we base our perceptions on the information we have available to us. Consider for instance our assessments of a variety of societal challenges we face, from immigration to inequality. Our perceptions of the...

In this thesis, we study a class of multivariate generalized autoregressive heteroskedasticity (GARCH) models, denoted the Dynamic Conditional Eigenvalue GARCH (or λ-GARCH) model. Multivariate GARCH models are useful for estimating and filtering time varying(co-)variances, which are used e.g....

The purpose of this dissertation is to present an overview of the operational and financial performance of airports in Europe. In benchmarking studies, airports are assessed and compared with other airports based on key indicators from a technical and economic point of view. The interest lies...

This PhD dissertation consists of three self-contained chapters that all study separate aspects of firms' expansion in export markets. Although the three projects study different questions, and do so using different approaches, they share a common focus on how firms grow in foreign markets and...

This dissertation consists of four self-contained chapters. Each chapter can be read independently but jointly they contribute to the understanding of the interactions between parental behavior and public policies in shaping child development. I use natural experiments, quantitative methods and...

This PhD dissertation consists of three self-contained chapters in the field of macroeconomics. The first two chapters rely a large scanner data set from the United States. The data set contains detailed pricing and sales information from retail stores as well as comprehensive information on...