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Overview

Erik Hurst is a researcher affiliated with the University of Chicago in the United States, specializing primarily in the field of Economics, Econometrics and Finance. Their work encompasses significant contributions to the study of labor market dynamics, wage inequality, and related socio-economic factors.

Their research spans several subfields including Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science, Urban Studies, and Public Administration. This interdisciplinary approach supports a diverse understanding of economic and social phenomena.

Main topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
  • Spatial and Panel Data Analysis
  • Urbanization and City Planning
  • Regional Economic and Spatial Analysis
  • Labor Movements and Unions

Erik Hurst has contributed to numerous research articles published across influential academic venues. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • NBER Macroeconomics Annual
  • AEA Randomized Controlled Trials
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • American Economic Review

Some recent papers by Erik Hurst are:

  • "Aggregate Nominal Wage Adjustments: New Evidence from Administrative Payroll Data" (2021), published in American Economic Review
  • "The U.S. Labor Market During the Beginning of the Pandemic Recession" (2020), published in SSRN Electronic Journal
  • "Leisure Luxuries and the Labor Supply of Young Men" (2020), published in Journal of Political Economy
  • "The US Labor Market during the Beginning of the Pandemic Recession" (2020), published in Brookings Papers on Economic Activity
  • "College Majors, Occupations, and the Gender Wage Gap" (2021), published in The Journal of Economic Perspectives

Collaborations are a notable part of Erik Hurst's career, working repeatedly with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Martin Eichenbaum
  • John Grigsby
  • Ahu Yildirmaz
  • Victor Couture
  • Cécile Gaubert

This body of work reflects ongoing efforts to analyze economic conditions and labor market responses, especially in relation to recent global events such as the COVID-19 pandemic. The mix of topics and interdisciplinary subfields underlines a broad interest in economic behaviors and societal impacts, as studied through various econometric and policy lenses.

Best Publications

  • Liquidity Constraints, Household Wealth, and Entrepreneurship

    Erik Hurst;Annamaria Lusardi

  • Measuring Trends in Leisure: The Allocation of Time Over Five Decades

    Mark Aguiar;Erik Hurst

  • Parental Education and Parental Time With Children

    Jonathan Guryan;Erik Hurst;Melissa Kearney

  • Consumption versus expenditure

    Mark Aguiar;Erik Hurst

  • Conspicuous Consumption and Race

    Kerwin Kofi Charles;Erik Hurst;Nikolai Roussanov

  • Life-Cycle Prices and Production

    Mark Aguiar;Erik Hurst

  • The Household Bankruptcy Decision

    Scott Fay;Erik Hurst;Michelle J. White

  • Endogenous Gentrification and Housing-Price Dynamics

    Veronica Guerrieri;Daniel Hartley;Erik Hurst

  • The Correlation of Wealth Across Generations

    Kerwin Kofi Charles;Erik Hurst

  • What Do Small Businesses Do

    Erik Hurst;Benjamin Wild Pugsley

  • Home is Where the Equity Is: Mortgage Refinancing and Household Consumption

    Erik Hurst;Frank P. Stafford

  • Deconstructing Life Cycle Expenditure

    Mark Aguiar;Erik Hurst

  • Time Use during the Great Recession

    Mark Aguiar;Erik Hurst;Loukas Karabarbounis

  • Are Household Surveys Like Tax Forms: Evidence from Income Underreporting of the Self-Employed

    Erik Hurst;Geng Li;Benjamin Pugsley

  • The U.S. Labor Market during the Beginning of the Pandemic Recession

    Tomaz Cajner;Leland D Crane;Ryan A Decker;John Grigsby

  • The Allocation of Talent and U.S. Economic Growth

    Chang-Tai Hsieh;Erik Hurst;Charles I. Jones;Charles I. Jones;Peter J. Klenow

  • Conspicuous Consumption and Race

    Kerwin Kofi Charles;Erik Hurst;Nikolai Roussanov

  • Liquidity Constraints, Household Wealth and Entrepreneurship

    Annamaria Lusardi;Annamaria Lusardi;Erik Hurst;Erik Hurst

  • The wealth dynamics of American families, 1984-94

    Erik Hurst;Ming Ching Luoh;Frank P. Stafford;William G. Gale

  • Measuring Trends in Leisure: The Allocation of Time Over Five Decades

    Erik Hurst;Erik Hurst;Mark Aguiar

  • The Allocation of Talent and U.S. Economic Growth

    Chang-Tai Hsieh;Erik Hurst;Charles Jones;Charles Jones;Pete Klenow

  • Lifecycle Prices and Production

    Mark Aguiar;Erik Hurst;Erik Hurst

  • Nber Macroeconomics Annual

    Stanley Fischer;Olivier Blanchard;Julio J. Rotemberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Aguiar
Mark Aguiar Princeton University
Kerwin Kofi Charles
Kerwin Kofi Charles Yale University
Annamaria Lusardi
Annamaria Lusardi Stanford University
Melissa S. Kearney
Melissa S. Kearney University of Notre Dame
Luigi Pistaferri
Luigi Pistaferri Stanford University
Orazio Attanasio
Orazio Attanasio Yale University
Michelle J. White
Michelle J. White University of California, San Diego
John Haltiwanger
John Haltiwanger University of Maryland, College Park
Frank P. Stafford
Frank P. Stafford University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

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