Education
BS, Economics and Statistics, University of Helsinki
Ph.D. Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Positions Held
At Haas since 2003
2003 - present Assistant Professor, Haas School of Business
2004 - present Junior Fellow, Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA
Current Research and Interests
- Applied microeconomics, economics of contracts, labor markets, and experimentation; especially in entertainment industry and in other superstar markets.
Selected Papers and Publications
- "Superstars and Mediocrities: Market Failure in the Discovery of Talent," forthcoming in The Review of Economic Studies.
- "The Difference that CEOs Make: An Assignment Model Approach," The American Economic Review (2008), 98(3), p.642-668.
- "Transfer Fee Regulation and Player Development," Journal of the European Economic Association (2006), 4, p. 957-987.
- “Does Trade Raise Income: Evidence from the
Twentieth Century,” with Douglas Irwin, Journal of
International Economics (2002), 58, p. 1-18.
Research Papers:
- "Overworked and Overpaid: Failure in the Market for Job Experience"
- "Career-Hopping: Learning and Turnover in an Imperfect Labor Market"
- "Network Analysis of Three Academic Disciplines"
Teaching
- MBA201A, Economic Analysis for Business Decisions
- UGBA101A, Microeconomic Analysis for Business Decisions
Honors and Awards
- Junior Fellow, Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA), 2004-2005
- Graduate Fellowship, Yrjö Jahnsson Foundation, 1998-2002
- Graduate Fellowship, Finnish Cultural Foundation, 1998-2001
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