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 [email protected] 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. Amundsen). • Glem ikke forsikringsfunktionen, Jyllands-Posten (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Amundsen). • 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. Amundsen). • Dansk Økonomi, Efterår 2014 (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Amundsen). • 68'erne er velfærdsbyggere - ikke græshopper, Information (with H. J. Whitta- Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Amundsen). • Hængekøjen i dansk økonomi, Jyllands-Posten (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Amundsen). • Gå i gymnasiet og tjen gode penge, Politiken (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Amundsen). • For høje lønninger til lærlinge, Børsen (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Amundsen). • Dansk Økonomi, Forår 2014 (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Amundsen). • Erstat PSO-afgiften med indkomstskat: grønt, afbalanceret og effektivitetsskabende , Børsen (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Amundsen). • 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. Amundsen). • Dansk Økonomi - efterår 2013 (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Amundsen). • Dansk produktivitet har det ikke så dårligt endda , Politiken, 12. oktober 2013 , (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Amundsen). • 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. Amundsen). • Vismændende: Regeringen undergraver EU's kvotesystem , Altinget Energi, 11. oktober 2013, (with H. J. Whitta-Jacobsen, C. Kreiner & E. Amundsen). • Nordsøbeskatning