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My research interests center around various labor market phenomena and applied econometrics. I have studied the formation and financing of human capital accumulation with a particular attention towards understanding the very different ways in which vocational education is financed in different countries like Germany (with firm based vocational training) and in the U.S. (with school based vocational training). This work has identified the degree of compression of the wage structure as a central ingredient to understanding working of the market for training. I have also worked on estimating the returns to training and on evaluating education policies. Other work has focused on understanding changes in the wage structure, retirement, migration, the transition in the east German labor market, and household savings. Together with Josh Angrist I have published the books "Mostly Harmless Econometrics" and "Mastering Metrics: The Path from Cause to Effect."