Multidisciplinary Initiatives: Recent submissions
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Job and worker density and transit network dynamics
Published 2021This paper proposes a general framework to explore the interaction between land use and transport systems. Hypotheses about those relationships are generated. A series of statistical tests are conducted to explain the ...Article -
Network Econometrics and the Evolution of Transport Systems
Published 2021-12-08This thesis systematically develops a network correlation matrix that explicitly distinguishes competitive and complementary link pairs in transportation networks. Embedding the matrix in network econometric analysis, this ...Thesis -
The stability of personality traits in adolescence and young adulthood
Published 2017Models of economic decision-making usually assume that personality is stable over time. We assess the validity of this assumption over an eight-year time frame in adolescence and young adulthood using nationally representative ...Article -
Inequality in personality over the life cycle
Published 2021We document gender and socioeconomic inequalities in personality over the life cycle (age 18–75), using the Big Five 2 (BFI-2) inventory linked to administrative data on a large Danish population. We estimate life-cycle ...Article -
Does education strengthen the life skills of adolescents?
Published 2017Life skills, sometimes referred to as noncognitive skills or personality traits (e.g. conscientiousness or locus of control—the belief to influence events and their outcomes), affect labor market productivity. Policy makers ...Article