斯德哥尔摩经济学院

AbstractThis doctoral dissertation comprises three self-contained chapters on macroeconomics.  Chapter 1 examines the welfare effects of eliminating interest rate distortions between the public and private sectors. Using a two-sector heterogeneoushousehold model, it finds that eliminating financial friction benefits all households, while removing implicit guarantees on state-owned enterprise debt improves welfare for the poor but harms the r

AbstractThis doctoral dissertation consists of three self-contained chapters.   "The Skill Premium Puzzle in Portugal" examines how the skill premium in Portugal has evolved over the past three decades, shedding light on a key driver of wage inequality. Using a rich longitudinal matched employer-employee dataset from Portugal, it documents a striking decline in the skill premium in this country, a trend that stands in stark con