Overview
Melanie Wallskog is an Assistant Professor in the Finance area. Melanie’s research spans the areas of labor economics, entrepreneurship, and corporate finance. Her current research studies how new firms are started, financed, and grow and how these processes affect the productivity, earnings, and job stability of entrepreneurs and their employees. Melanie received her BA in Economics from the University of Notre Dame and her MA and PhD in Economics from Stanford University.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
·
2022 - Present
Fuqua School of Business
Recent Publications
The Slow Diffusion of Earnings Inequality
Journal Article Journal of Labor Economics · October 1, 2023 Rising between-firm pay dispersion accounts for the majority of the dramatic increase in earnings inequality in the United States in the last several decades. This paper shows that a distinct cross-cohort pattern drives this rise: newer cohorts of firms en ... Full text CiteThe impact of homelessness prevention programs on homelessness.
Journal Article Science (New York, N.Y.) · August 2016 Despite the prevalence of temporary financial assistance programs for those facing imminent homelessness, there is little evidence of their impact. Using data from Chicago from 2010 to 2012 (n = 4448), we demonstrate that the volatile nature of funding ava ... Full text CiteEducation, Training & Certifications
Stanford University ·
2022
Ph.D.
Stanford University ·
2018
M.A.
University of Notre Dame ·
2016
B.A.