Christian Moser
Assistant Professor of Business
Economics
B.Sc. in Economics and Mathematics, First Class with Honours, University of St Andrews, 2010; M.A. in Economics, Princeton University, 2012; Ph.D. in Economics, Princeton University, 2016
Joined CBS in 2016
E-mail:
[email protected]
Curriculum Vitae
Biography
Christian is an Assistant Professor within the Finance and Economics Division at Columbia Business School. His research focuses on macroeconomics and labor economics, with additional interests in public economics. The common theme behind his research is to understand the determinants of earnings inequality and the role redistributive policies. Before joining Columbia, Christian received a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University where he was named a Fellow of Woodrow Wilson Scholars and was awarded the Towbes Prize for Outstanding Teaching. He has attracted external research grants from the Centre for Economic Policy Research and the Department for International Development as well as the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.
Teaching
Summer 2020
Global Economic Environment
(EMBA)
Fall 2018
Global Economic Environment
(MBA)
Fall 2017
Global Economic Environment
(MBA)
Fall 2016
Research
Journal articles
Firms and the Decline of Earnings Inequality in Brazil
In American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics
(2018)
Coauthor(s): Jorge Alvarez, Felipe Benguria, Niklas Engbom, Christian Moser
Returns to Education through Access to Higher-Paying Firms: Evidence from US Matched Employer-Employee Data
In American Economic Review: Papers and Proceedings
(2017)
Coauthor(s): Niklas Engbom, Christian Moser
Working papers
Pandemic Lockdown: The Role of Government Commitment
(2020)
Coauthor(s): Christian Moser, Pierre Yared
The Gender Pay Gap: Micro Sources and Macro Consequences
(2020)
Coauthor(s): Iacopo Morchio, Christian Moser
Credit Supply, Firms, and Earnings Inequality
(2020)
Coauthor(s): Christian Moser, Farzad Saidi, Benjamin Wirth, Stefanie Wolter
Pay, Employment, and Dynamics of Young Firms
(2019)
Coauthor(s): Tania Babina, Wenting Ma, Christian Moser, Paige Ouimet, Rebecca Zarutskie
Optimal Paternalistic Savings Policies
In Institute Working Paper 17
(2019)
Coauthor(s): Christian Moser, Pedro Olea de Souza e Silva
Earnings Inequality and the Minimum Wage: Evidence from Brazil
(2018)
Coauthor(s): Niklas Engbom, Christian Moser
Ideas and Insights
In The Media
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