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I study two minimum wage hikes in Portugal: 2014 and 2016.

Exploiting the quasi-experimental nature of the policy and leveraging rich administrative linked employer-employee data, I confirm the main predictions of the model.

Read the working paper📜: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

Theoretically, I introduce a minimum wage into a stylized model of compensation policies rooted in the personnel economics literature, and derive predictions to guide the empirical analysis.

And empirically? 👇

In the paper, I show that firms’ internal organization and associated compensation policies shape how minimum wage policies propagate along the wage distribution.

How? 👇

Honoured that my paper "Internal Organization of Firms and Minimum Wage Spillovers" received the Best Paper Award at the latest @eayeconomists.bsky.social Annual Meeting!

Appreciation photo with EUI friends at King’s College – an amazing venue for a great conference.

The paper in a nutshell 👇

Watch out for this brilliant new generation of economists pursuing their PhDs at the EUI! Happy to see co-authors, colleagues, and former students. Thanks @marlenethomass.bsky.social for organizing it.

🚨 Updated WP

Ever wondered how financial aid - grants vs. loans - impacts students' college major choices? In a revised version of our paper, @adridefax.bsky.social and I provide answers using rich administrative data from Chile (link: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....).

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