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(July 30, 2008)

Research


Publications
- "Threat of Dismissal: Incentive or Sorting?", Journal of Labor Economics, 2005, 23 (4), 797-838 [abstract] [download]

- "Optimal Contract for Long-term Decisions and Threat of Dismissal", Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, 2006, 15 (3), 735-761 [abstract] [download]

- "Incentives, Wages, and Promotions: Theory and Evidence", Rand Journal of Economics, 2006, 37 (1), 100-120 [abstract] [download]

- "Endogenous Favoritism in Organizations", Topics in Theoretical Economics, 2006, 6 (1), Article 10 (www.bepress.com/bejte/topics/vol6/iss1/art10) [abstract] [download]

Working Papers 

- "R&D Portfolio and Market Structure" - under 2nd revision for Economic Journal [abstract] [download] 

- "Patent Portfolio Race and Secrecy" [abstract] [download] 

- "Specificity of Human Capital: Firm vs. Occupation" with Eva Meyersson Milgrom  (previous version was titled "Boundary of Internal Labor Market". [abstract] [download])

- "Status in the Workplace: Evidence from M&A" with Eva Meyersson Milgrom [abstract] [download] 

- "Separating the Roles of Chairman and CEO: A Model of Leadership and Authority" [abstract] [download] (preliminary version)

- "Overstatement and Rational Market Expectation" with Eunjung Yeo [abstract] [download] [longer version with detailed proof - download]

- "Cohort Effects in Promotions and Wages: Evidence from Sweden and US" with Eva Meyersson Milgrom and Seiwoon Hwang [abstract] [download]

- "On the Objective of Corporate Boards: Theory and Evidence" with Katherine Guthrie and Jan Sokolowsky [abstract] [download] (prelimnary version)

- "Working for Female Managers: Gender Hierarchy in the Workplace" with Eva Meyersson Milgrom

Works in Progress
- "Post-Merger Integration" with Eva Meyersson Milgrom
- "Competing Tournaments"
- "Growth of Firms"