Till von Wachter

Columbia Business School - Economics Department

420 West 118th Street

New York, NY 10027

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IZA Institute of Labor Economics

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The Short- and Long-Term Career Effects of Graduating in a Recession: Hysteresis and Heterogeneity in the Market for College Graduates

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The Short- and Long-Term Career Effects of Graduating in a Recession: Hysteresis and Heterogeneity in the Market for College Graduates

IZA Discussion Paper No. 3578
Number of pages: 117 Posted: 14 Jul 2008
Philip Oreopoulos, Till von Wachter and Andrew Heisz
University of Toronto - Department of Economics, Columbia Business School - Economics Department and Government of Canada - Analytical Studies Branch
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job search, hysteresis, college graduates, cost of recessions

The Short- and Long-Term Career Effects of Graduating in a Recession: Hysteresis and Heterogeneity in the Market for College Graduates

NBER Working Paper No. w12159
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 31 Jan 2007 Last Revised: 23 Sep 2010
Philip Oreopoulos, Till von Wachter and Andrew Heisz
University of Toronto - Department of Economics, Columbia Business School - Economics Department and Government of Canada - Analytical Studies Branch
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The Short- and Long-Term Career Effects of Graduating in a Recession: Hysteresis and Heterogeneity in the Market for College Graduates

NBER Working Paper No. w12159
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 18 May 2006 Last Revised: 23 Sep 2021
Philip Oreopoulos, Till von Wachter and Andrew Heisz
University of Toronto - Department of Economics, Columbia Business School - Economics Department and Government of Canada - Analytical Studies Branch
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Employment and Productivity Growth in Service and Manufacturing Sectors in France, Germany and the Us

Number of pages: 58 Posted: 13 Dec 2002
Till von Wachter
Columbia Business School - Economics Department
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Service sectors; Labour Productivity; Unemployment; Catch-up Growth; Skill-Biased Technological Change

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Mortality, Mass-Layoffs, and Career Outcomes: An Analysis Using Administrative Data

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Mortality, Mass-Layoffs, and Career Outcomes: An Analysis Using Administrative Data

FRB of Chicago Working Paper No. 2006-21
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 22 Dec 2006
Daniel G. Sullivan and Till von Wachter
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Columbia Business School - Economics Department
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Job loss, displacement, mortality

Mortality, Mass-Layoffs, and Career Outcomes: An Analysis Using Administrative Data

NBER Working Paper No. w13626
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 29 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 26 Sep 2021
Daniel G. Sullivan and Till von Wachter
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Columbia Business School - Economics Department
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Estimating the 'True' Cost of Job Loss: Evidence Using Matched Data from California 1991-2000

US Census Bureau Center for Economic Studies Paper No. CES-WP-09-14
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 06 Aug 2009
Till von Wachter, Elizabeth Weber Handwerker and Andrew K.G. Hildreth
Columbia Business School - Economics Department, Bureau of Labor Statistics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
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In the Right Place at the Wrong Time: The Role of Firms and Luck in Young Workers' Careers

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 14 Oct 2004
Till von Wachter and Stefan Bender
Columbia Business School - Economics Department and Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
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job displacement, job search, initial assigment, adverse selection

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Recessions and the Costs of Job Loss

Becker Friedman Institute for Research in Economics Working Paper No. 2011-009
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 07 Dec 2011 Last Revised: 27 Oct 2015
Steven J. Davis and Till von Wachter
University of Chicago and Columbia Business School - Economics Department
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The Effect of Economic Conditions on the Employment of Workers Nearing Retirement Age

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The Effect of Economic Conditions on the Employment of Workers Nearing Retirement Age

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 04 Nov 2008
Till von Wachter
Columbia Business School - Economics Department
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The Effect of Economic Conditions on the Employment of Workers Nearing Retirement Age

Posted: 08 Mar 2010
Till von Wachter
Columbia Business School - Economics Department

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Zero Returns to Compulsory Schooling in Germany: Evidence and Interpretation

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Zero Returns to Compulsory Schooling in Germany: Evidence and Interpretation

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 20 Jul 2005
Jörn-Steffen Pischke and Till von Wachter
London School of Economics and Columbia Business School - Economics Department
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human capital, returns to schooling, school leaving age, ability bias

Zero Returns to Compulsory Schooling in Germany: Evidence and Interpretation

NBER Working Paper No. w11414
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 06 Jul 2005 Last Revised: 10 Sep 2021
Jörn-Steffen Pischke and Till von Wachter
London School of Economics and Columbia Business School - Economics Department
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Zero Returns to Compulsory Schooling in Germany: Evidence and Interpretation

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5105
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 08 Aug 2005
Jörn-Steffen Pischke and Till von Wachter
London School of Economics and Columbia Business School - Economics Department
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Human capital, returns to schooling, school leaving age, ability bias

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Socioeconomic Decline and Death: Midlife Impacts of Graduating in a Recession

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Socioeconomic Decline and Death: Midlife Impacts of Graduating in a Recession

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12908
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 28 Jan 2020
Hannes Schwandt and Till von Wachter
Northwestern University and Columbia Business School - Economics Department
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labor market entry conditions, long-term effects, mortality

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Following Germany's Lead: Using International Monetary Linkages to Identify the Effect of Monetary Policy on the Economy

IMF Working Paper No. 05/86
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 03 Mar 2006
Julian di Giovanni, Justin McCrary and Till von Wachter
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Columbia University - Law School and Columbia Business School - Economics Department
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Monetary policy, forward looking bias, instrumental variables

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Following Germany's Lead: Using International Monetary Linkages to Identify the Effect of Monetary Policy on the Economy

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 26 Feb 2005
Julian di Giovanni, Justin McCrary and Till von Wachter
Federal Reserve Banks - Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Columbia University - Law School and Columbia Business School - Economics Department
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monetary policy, forward looking bias, instrumental variables

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The Value of Working Conditions in the United States and Implications for the Structure of Wages

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The Value of Working Conditions in the United States and Implications for the Structure of Wages

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11925
Number of pages: 90 Posted: 19 Nov 2018
Nicole Maestas, Kathleen J. Mullen, David Powell, Till von Wachter and Jeffrey Wenger
Harvard Medical School - Department of Health Care Policy, RAND Corporation, RAND Corporation, Columbia Business School - Economics Department and RAND Corporation - RAND Europe
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working conditions, wages, compensating differentials, stated preferences

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Factors Determining Callbacks to Job Applications by the Unemployed: An Audit Study

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Factors Determining Callbacks to Job Applications by the Unemployed: An Audit Study

IZA Discussion Paper No. 9465
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 02 Nov 2015
Henry S. Farber, Dan Silverman and Till von Wachter
Princeton University, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Economics Department and Columbia Business School - Economics Department
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audit study, unemployment duration, interim job, age discrimination

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Recessions and the Cost of Job Loss

NBER Working Paper No. w17638
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 03 Dec 2011 Last Revised: 12 Sep 2021
Steven J. Davis and Till von Wachter
University of Chicago and Columbia Business School - Economics Department
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The Causal Effect of Unemployment Duration on Wages: Evidence from Unemployment Insurance Extensions

NBER Working Paper No. w19772
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 28 Dec 2013
Johannes F. Schmieder, Till von Wachter and Stefan Bender
Boston University - Department of Economics, Columbia Business School - Economics Department and Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
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The Long-Term Effects of Unemployment Insurance Extensions on Employment

NBER Working Paper No. w17814
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 10 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2021
Johannes F. Schmieder, Till von Wachter and Stefan Bender
Boston University - Department of Economics, Columbia Business School - Economics Department and Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
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The Causal Effect of Unemployment Duration on Wages: Evidence from Unemployment Insurance Extensions

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8700
Posted: 30 Dec 2014
Johannes F. Schmieder, Till von Wachter and Stefan Bender
Boston University - Department of Economics, Columbia Business School - Economics Department and Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
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long-term unemployment, wage losses, unemployment insurance

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The Effects of Extended Unemployment Insurance Over the Business Cycle: Evidence from Regression Discontinuity Estimates Over Twenty Years

NBER Working Paper No. w17813
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 10 Feb 2012 Last Revised: 04 Sep 2021
Johannes F. Schmieder, Till von Wachter and Stefan Bender
Boston University - Department of Economics, Columbia Business School - Economics Department and Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
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Unemployment Insurance and Disability Insurance in the Great Recession

NBER Working Paper No. w19672
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 23 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2021
Andreas I. Mueller, Jesse Rothstein and Till von Wachter
University of Texas at Austin - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley, The Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy and Columbia Business School - Economics Department
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Unlucky Cohorts: Estimating the Long-Term Effects of Entering the Labor Market in a Recession in Large Cross-Sectional Data Sets

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11926
Number of pages: 71 Posted: 19 Nov 2018
Hannes Schwandt and Till von Wachter
Princeton University - Center for Health and Wellbeing and Columbia Business School - Economics Department
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job market entry, recessions, unemployment, long-term effects