MICHAEL SVARER OFFICE: HOME: Department of Economics and Business Østre Strandalle 8 Aarhus University Fuglesangs Allé 4 DK - 8240 Risskov DK - 8210 Aarhus V Denmark Denmark (+45) 86177110 (+45) 87165554 Michael@Svarer.dk PERSONAL DETAILS Date of Birth: October 2, 1971 Citizenship: Danish Civil status: Married, 3 children: Sara (1999), Sigurd (2005), and Terese (2010) EDUCATION Ph.D. in Economics June 1997- August 2000 Aarhus University, Denmark Visiting Fellow August 1998-February 1999 University of Essex, England MA in Economics January 1997 Aarhus University, Denmark WORK EXPERIENCE Academic: Professor, Aarhus University June 2009 - Professor (MSO), Aarhus University February 2008 May 2009 Associate Professor, Aarhus University August 2003 January 2008 Assistant Professor, Aarhus University October 2002 - July 2003 Assistant Research Professor, Aarhus University October 2000 - September 2002
Other: Consultant for Discus Autumn 2010 - Consultant for Slotsholm A/S Spring 2010 Consultant for Czech Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs Spring 2010 Consultant for Rambøll Management Spring 2009 - Consultant for Danish Labour Market Commission Autumn 2008 Spring 2009 Consultant for Human Resources and Social Development Canada Autumn 2007 - Spring 2008 Consultant for Institute of Local Government Studies Spring 2007- Spring 2008 Consultant for Rockwool Research Unit Spring 2006 - Spring 2008 Consultant for HTA unit, Aarhus Fall 2005 - Spring 2006 Consultant for PLS-Rambøll Spring 2003 Consultant for Danish Ministry of Employment Autumn 2002 - External lecturer, Danish School of Journalism Spring 2002 Fall 2007 Consultant for Danish Economic Council Spring 2000, 2001 Macro Economist, Jyske Bank August 1996-May 1997 TEACHING AND PH. D. SUPERVISION Teaching, University of Aarhus: Undergraduate Microeconomics Autumn 2002, 2003 Economics of the Family (graduate) Spring 2003, 2007, 2009 Economic Policy (graduate) Spring 2003 Duration Models (graduate) Spring 2003 Economic Systems (GE and international economics) Spring 2004, 2005, 2006 Labour Economics (graduate) Spring 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Economics for Political Science students Autumn 2006, Spring 2008 Economics Principles (introduction) Autumn 2007 Intro, Math-Econ Students Autumn 2008, 2009 Microeconomics for political science students Spring 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Ph. D. Students Main advisor: Jonas Staghøj (completed, 2009), Rune Vejlin (completed, 2009), Nisar Ahmed (completed, 2009), Niels Skipper (completed, 2010), Kenneth Lykke Sørensen (completed, 2013), Rune Vammen Lesner (completed, 2013), Jonas Maibom Pedersen, Kai Rehwald; Co-advisor: Juanna Joenssen (completed, 2007), Maria Knoth Humlum (completed, 2009), Mark Strøm Kristoffersen (completed, 2013), Sofie Brodersen, Silvia
Migali, Christian Ellerman-Aarslev. FIELDS OF INTEREST Labour economics. Search theory. Applied microeconometrics. Health economics. Economics of the family. Housing economics. RESEARCH Published and Accepted Papers in international refereed journals and books: The Dynamics of Marriage and Divorce, Journal of Labor Economics, 2015, 33(1), 123-170 (with G. Bruze and Y. Weiss). Can active labour market policies combat youth unemployment?, Nordic Economic Policy Review, 2014, 1, 215-262 (with J. Maibom and M. Rosholm) The Role of Workfare in Striking a Balance Between Incentives and Insurance in the Labour Market, Economica, 2014, 81, 86-116 (with T.M. Andersen). The Relative Efficiency of Active Labour Market Policies: Evidence from a Social Experiment and Non-Parametric Methods, Labour Economics, 2013, 24, 58-67 (with J. Vikström and M. Rosholm). Active labour market policies in a recession, IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2012, 1:7 (with T. M. Andersen). Crime and Partnerships, Review of Economics of the Household, 2011, 9, 307-325. The Effect of Sanctions on the Exit Rate From Unemployment: Evidence from Denmark, Economica, 2011, 78, 751-778. State Dependent Unemployment Benefits, Journal of Risk and Insurance, 2011, 78(2), 325-344 (with T.M. Andersen). Choosing the Best Training Programme: Is there a Case for Statistical Treatment Rules?, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 72(2), 172-201 (with J. Staghøj & M. Rosholm). Marriage and the City: Search Frictions and Sorting of Singles, Journal of Urban Economics, 2010, 67, 206 218 (with P. Gautier & C. Teulings). Sin City? Why is the Divorce Rate Higher in Urban Areas?, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2009, 111(3), 439-4556 (with P. Gautier and C. Teulings). Educational Homogamy: Preferences or Opportunities?, Journal of Human Resources, 2009, 44(4), 1066-1086 (with H.S. Nielsen). Flexicurity in Denmark, CESIfo DICE report, 2008, 6(4), 15-21 (with T. M. Andersen). Estimating the Threat Effect of Active Labour Market Programmes, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2008, 110(2), 385-401 (with M. Rosholm). Do Children Stabilize Relationships in Denmark?, Journal of Population Economics, 2008, 21, 395-417 (with M. Verner).
Home Ownership, Job Duration, and Wages, Journal of Urban Economics, 2008, 63(1), 130-145. (with J. Munch & M. Rosholm). o Reprinted in Homeownership and the Labour Market, Oxford University Press, 2009. Flexicurity Labour Market Performance in Denmark, CESifo Economic Studies, 2007, 53(3), 389-429 (with T. M. Andersen). Working late: Do Workplace Sex Ratios Affect Partnership Formation and Dissolution? Journal of Human Resources, 2007, 42(3), 583-595. Are Homeowners Really More Unemployed?, Economic Journal, 2006, 116 (October), 911-1013. (with J. R. Munch and M. Rosholm). o Reprinted in Homeownership and the Labour Market, Oxford University Press, 2009. Wage-Labour Activities by Agricultural Households, Journal of Development Studies, 2005, 41(7), 1221-1246. (with N. Malchow-Møller). Rent Control and Unemployment Duration, Journal of Public Economics, 2005, 89, 2165-2181 (with J. R. Munch and M. Rosholm). Mortality and Socio-economic Differences in Denmark: A Competing Risks Proportional Hazard Model, Economics and Human Biology, 2005, 3(1), 17-32. (with J. R. Munch). Endogeneous Wage Dispersion in a Search-Matching Model, Labour Economics, 2004, 11, 624-645 (with M. Rosholm). Is Your Love in Vain? - Another Look at Premarital Cohabitation and Divorce, Journal of Human Resources, 2004, 39(2) 523-536. Estimation of the Random Effects Multinomial Model, Applied Economics Letters, 2003, 10, 389-392 (with N. Malchow-Møller). The Response of Youth Unemployment. to Benefits, Incentives, and Sanctions, European Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 19, 301-316 (with P. Jensen and M. Rosholm). Short- and Long-Term Unemployment: How do Temporary Layoffs Affect this Distinction?, Empirical Economics, 2003, 28 (1), p. 23-44 (with P. Jensen). Rent Control and Tenancy Duration, Journal of Urban Economics, 2002, 52(3) p. 542-560 (with J. Munch). Structural Dependent Competing Risks, Economics Letters, 2001, 73,2 pp. 169-173 (with M. Rosholm). Application of Search Models, Ph.D. Thesis, University of Aarhus 2001-1. The Equilibrium Search Model with Productivity Dispersion and Structural Unemployment: An Application to Danish Data, Panel Data and Structural Labour Market Models, (2000), H. Bunzel et al. (eds.), Amsterdam: North Holland (with B. J. Christensen, P. Jensen, K. Paulsen and M. Rosholm). National refereed journal, popular writings and other non-anonymously refereed stuff: Dagpengereform får ledige hurtigere i arbejde, Politiken, (with H. J. Whitta- Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Glem ikke forsikringsfunktionen, Jyllands-Posten (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Evaluering af mentorindsats til unge uden uddannelse og job, report to the Danish Labour Market Board (with Rambøll and M. Rosholm)., Længere dagpengeperiode i dårligere tider, Berlingske (with H. J. Whitta-
Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Dansk Økonomi, Efterår 2014 (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. 68'erne er velfærdsbyggere - ikke græshopper, Information (with H. J. Whitta- Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Hængekøjen i dansk økonomi, Jyllands-Posten (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Gå i gymnasiet og tjen gode penge, Politiken (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. For høje lønninger til lærlinge, Børsen (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Dansk Økonomi, Forår 2014 (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Erstat PSO-afgiften med indkomstskat: grønt, afbalanceret og effektivitetsskabende, Børsen (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Evaluering af jobpræmieordning for enlige forsørgere, rapport til Beskæftigelsesministeriet (with A. Hansen, M. Rosholm, E. Schultz) Behov for mere fokus på rekreative værdier i naturpolitikken, Berlingske (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Dansk Økonomi - efterår 2013 (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Dansk produktivitet har det ikke så dårligt endda, Politiken, 12. oktober 2013, (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Gode grunde til at stimulere økonomien med 5 mia.kr. næste år, Berlingske Tidende, Politiko, 12. oktober 2013, (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Vismændende: Regeringen undergraver EU's kvotesystem, Altinget Energi, 11. oktober 2013, (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Nordsøbeskatning, Børsen, 27. juni 2013, (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Forslag: Beskæftigelsesfradrag i pensionsalderen, Berlingske Tidende, Politiko, 22. juni 2013 (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Dansk Økonomi forår 2013 (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Finanspolitikken kan lempes, Jyllandsposten, 12. juni 2013, (with H. J. Whitta- Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Tal på miljøet giver mening - svar til Henningsen, Politiken, den 10. april 2013 (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Hvordan kan vi styrke konkurrenceevnen?, Berlingske, 16. februar 2013 (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Kan skat styrke konkurrenceevnen?, Børsen, 15. januar 2013 (with H. J. Whitta- Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Gode råd i Arbejdsmarkedspolitikken, Jubilæumsskrift i anledning af De Økonomiske Råd's 50 års jubilæum. El Mercado De Trabajo Danés. Flexiguridad en Práctica, Observatorio de las Ocupaciones del SEPE, Cuadernos del Marcado de Trabajo, 8, 102-111, 2012 (con Torben M. Andersen). Overordnede effekter af aktiv arbejdsmarkedspolitik, report to the Danish Labour
Market Board (with M. Rosholm), 2012. Førtidspensionister i job - cost benefit analyse, report to the Danish Labour Market Board (with M. Rosholm), 2012. Sådan får man danskerne igang, RÆSON 02/11. Evaluering af Unge - Godt i gang, report to the Danish Labour Market Board (with M. Rosholm and Rambøll). Økonomer har brug for modeller, Politiken, 11. september 2011. (with T. M. Andersen and N. Smith). Business Cycle Contingent Unemployment Insurance, Nordic Economic Policy Review, 2011, 2, 91-127, (with T. M. Andersen). Effekter af virksomhedsrettet aktivering, 2011, report to the Danish Labour Market Board (With M. Rosholm). Arbejdsstyrken bliver ikke større, analyse i Politiken, 18. marts 2011 (with T. M. Andersen and N. Smith). Jobsamtaler får ledige i jobs, 2011, report to the Danish Labour Market Board (with M. Rosholm). Sikrer refusionssystemet fornuftig aktivering?, comment in Berlingske Tidende, 13.10. 2010. Bare en halv time mere om dagen, Opinion in Berlingske Tidende, 28.9 2010. Aktiv arbejdsmarkedspolitik virker, Politiken, 31.3. 2010. Er øget uddannelse en god forretning, Vejlederforum.dk, February 2010. Aktive - hurtigere tilbage (2010), report to Danish Labour Market Board. The Danish Profiling Model (2010), report to the Czech Research Institute for Labour and Social Affairs. Er uddannelse en god forretning?, Vejlederforum.dk, February, 2010. Kvantitativ evaluering af Alle i gang (2010), report prepared for the Danish Labour Market Board. Kvantitativ evaluering af Hurtig i gang 2 (2009), report prepared for the Danish Labour Market Board. Velfærd kræver arbejde (2009), final report for the Danish Labour Market Commission. Konjunkturafhængig arbejdsmarkedspolitik (2009), Report prepared for the Danish Labour Market Commission, (with T. M. Andersen). Hvordan øges arbejdsudbuddet for at redde velfærden?, Socialförsäkringsrapport 2009:03, Försäkringkassan. Arbejde, vækst og velfærd (2008), first report for the Danish Labour Market Commission. Kriminalitet og partnerskab (2008), chapter in Forbryderen og samfundet - livsvilkår og uformel straf, Rockwoolfondens Forskningsenhed. Labour market adjustment in Europe: Evidence and Policies (2008), report prepared for the Government of Canada and Human Resources and Social Development Canada, (with T. M. Andersen). En sundhedsøkonomisk analyse af antallet af røntgenundersøgelser af lænderyggen hos 20-49 årige henvist fra primær sektoren (in Danish), Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift (Danish Economic Journal), 2006, 144 (3), 362-376 (with Lars Ehlers and Claus Løvshall). A Danish Profiling System, Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift (Danish Economic Journal), 2006, 144(2), 209-229 (with M. Rosholm, J. Staghøj and B. Hammer).
Two Tests of Divorce Behaviour On Danish Marriage Market Data, Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift (Danish Economic Journal), 2005, 143(3), 416-432. Danmark satsar på aktiveringspolitik, Välfärd, December 6 2006 (with T. M. Andersen). Røntgenundersøgelse af lænderyggen hos 20-49 årige henvist fra primærsektoren - en medicinsk teknologivurdering, Medicinsk Teknologivurdering, 2006, 8(4) (with Løvshall et al.). Flexicurity den danska arbetsmarknadsmodellen, Ekonomisk Debatt, 1, 17-29, 2006. (with Torben M. Andersen). o Reprinted in: "Svanska strukturproblem kontra dansk dynamik", Øresundsinstituttet, 2006. Arbejdspladsen som ægteskabsmarked, Politiken, August 24 2006. Flexicurity - Marginalisering, Politiken, Maj 11 2006 (with T. M. Andersen). Flexicurity Denmark versus Sweden, Expressen, April 1 2006 (with T. M. Andersen). Flexicurity, Politiken, August 14 2005. Provinsidyl (Sin City), Politiken, April 3 2005. Byens Lyst (Marriage and the City), Weekendavisen, January 21 2005. Spejlbilleder (Mirror images), Politiken, August 18 2004. Motivationseffekt (Threat effects), Politiken, September 16 2004. Comment on Richard Arnott s Tenancy Rent Control (2003), Swedish Economic Policy Review, 10, 123-27. Homo Economicus (Write about "your favorite book"), Information og debat, December 15 2003. Papers under review: Business Cycle Dependent Unemployment Insurance, CEPR Discussion paper 7734 (with T. M. Andersen). The Effect of Sanctions and Active Labour Market Programmes on the Exit Rate From Unemployment, under revision for LABOUR (with N. Ahmad). Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Early Meetings and Activation, under revision for Scandinavian Journal of Economics. Estimating Equilibrium Effects of Job Search Assistance, IZA Discussion Paper 6748 (with P. Gautier, B. van der Klaauw, P. Mueller and M. Rosholm). Work in Progress: Re-entitlement in UI benefits systems (with T. M. Andersen & M. Kristoffersen). Lost generation? (with T. M. Andersen, J. Pedersen & A. Sørensen). Experimental evidence on the effect of using private providers for unemployed academics (with M. Rosholm & K. Rehwald). SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS AND GRANTS Scholar student, University of Aarhus Spring 1996 ECASS Fellow, University of Essex Spring 1999
Invited speaker, Winter meeting of the European Econometric Society 2002 Gyldne pegepind for best teacher in Economics 2003, 2004 Danish Social Science Research Council: The Economics of the Marriage Market, October 2000-September 2002. Danish Social Science Research Council: Regulations in the Housing Market and the Functioning of the Labour Market, January 2002-December 2003 (with Jakob Roland Munch and Michael Rosholm). University of Aarhus Research Foundation: Matching Models, January 2003- December 2003. Danish Social Science Research Council: Home Ownership, Labour Mobility and Unemployment June 2004-December 2006 (with Jakob Roland Munch and Michael Rosholm). University of Aarhus Research Foundation: Can Micro Shocks Explain Business Cycles? June 2004-December 2005. University of Aarhus Research Foundation: Topics in Health Economics. January 2005- December 2008 (extended to 2010 in 2006). Danish Social Science Research Council: Search Models and Divorce. January 2006-December 2007. Danish Social Science Research Council: Guest professorship for Yoram Weiss, Tel Aviv University. August 2008 - December 2010. Danish Social Science Research Council: FSE Research Unit. September 2009 September 2013. PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Member of the Chairmanship of the Danish Economic Council appointed by the Minister of Economic affairs (2013-). Member of the Labour market commission appointed by the Danish Government (2007-2009). Member of Mandepanelet appointed by the Minister of Equal Opportunities. Core member, Centre for Applied Microeconometrics (CAM), Copenhagen. Research Fellow, IZA, Bonn. Member, CAFÉ, Aarhus University. Member of the Advisory Board at the Danish National Centre for Social Research. Member of hiring committee for professorship at Univ. of Copenhagen and SFI, and Aberdeen, associate professorships at University of Copenhagen, University of Southern Denmark, and Aarhus Business School, research position at National Institute of Social Research and Danish Transportation Research Unit and phd. positions at Institute of Local Government Studies and Aarhus Business School. Member, Ph.D. committee at University of Copenhagen: Martin Junge, Torben Heien Nielsen, Peer Skov, Uppsala University: Johan Vikström, Johan Kolsrud, Susanne Ek, Ulrika Vikman, University of Southern Denmark: Sanne Schroll, Stockholm University: Marta Lachowska. Chairman, Ph. D. committees at University of Aarhus for Christian Kjær, Marianne Simonsen, Jesper Bagger, Agne Lauzadyte, Torben Sørensen, and Lene Kjærsgaard. Member of scientific program committee for; 7th Spring Meeting of Young Economists (2002), Health economic conference (2006), Nordic Centre of Excellence
(2008), Workshop in New Aspects of Active Labour Market Policies (2008). External examinator for economics studies in Denmark. Referee: American Economic Review, Journal of Political Economy, Review of Economic Studies, Economic Journal, Journal of Econometrics, Review of Economics and Statistics, Journal of Applied Econometrics, Journal of Labor Economics, Journal of Population Economics, Labour Economics, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Oxford Economic Papers, Review of the Economics of the Household, LABOUR, Journal of Urban Economics, Demography, Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Acta Sociologica, Economics and Human Biology, Nationaløkonomisk Tidsskrift (Danish Economic Journal), Journal of Income Distribution, Population Studies, IFAU, The Danish National Institute of Social Research, Institute of Local Government Studies, Norways Research Council, Rockwool Research Unit, Research Council Canada and others.