Melanie Wallskog

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 Cite

The 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 Cite