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Matias Cortes
department-of-economics
Associate Professor
Office: 1088 Vari Hall
Email: gmcortes@yorku.ca
Primary website: http://sites.google.com/site/gmatiascortes/
Secondary website: CV
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I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics. My primary research field is Labour Economics, with a focus on occupational mobility, technological change, wage inequality, the task content of occupations, and firm heterogeneity. I am also interested in the relationship between aggregate business cycle conditions and individual-level human capital acquisition. I joined York University in 2017 and previously held an Assistant Professor position at the University of Manchester.
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Degrees
PhD Economics, University of British ColumbiaBachelor in Economics, Universidad de Costa Rica
Research Interests
Employment and Labour
, Economics
Journal Articles
Publication
Year
"Rising Concentration and Wage Inequality" with Jeanne Tschopp, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, April 2024, Vol. 126, Issue 2: 320-354.
2024
“Distributional Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the CARES Act”, with Eliza Forsythe. Journal of Economic Inequality, 2023, Vol. 21: 325-349.
2023
“Heterogeneous Labor Market Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic”, with Eliza Forsythe. ILR Review, January 2023, Vol. 76, Issue 1: 30-55.
2023
"Make Your Own Luck: The Wage Gains from Starting College in a Bad Economy" with Alena Bičáková and Jacopo Mazza, Labour Economics, October 2023, Vol. 84, Article 102411.
2023
"The Growing Importance of Social Tasks in High-Paying Occupations: Implications for Sorting" with Nir Jaimovich and Henry E. Siu, Journal of Human Resources, September 2023, Vol. 58, Issue 5: 1429-1451.
2023
“Between-Group Inequality May Decline Despite a Rising Skill Premium”, with Imran Aziz. Labour Economics, October 2021, Vol. 72, Article 102063.
2021
“Caught in the Cycle: Economic Conditions at Enrolment and Labour Market Outcomes of College Graduates”, with Alena Bicakova and Jacopo Mazza. The Economic Journal, August 2021, Vol. 131, Issue 638: 2383-2412.
2021
“Do Technological Advances Reduce the Gender Wage Gap?”, with Ana Oliveira and Anna Salomons. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Winter 2020, Vol. 36, Issue 4: 903-924.
2020
“The Dynamics of Disappearing Routine Jobs: A Flows Approach”, with Nir Jaimovich, Christopher J. Nekarda and Henry E. Siu. Labour Economics, Special Issue on Technology and the Labour Market, August 2020, Vol.65, Article 101823.
2020
"Delving into the Demand Side: Changes in Workplace Specialization and Job Polarization" with Andrea Salvatori. Labour Economics, April 2019, Vol. 57: 164-176.
2019
“The Individual-Level Patterns Underlying the Decline of Routine Jobs”, Travail et Emploi, Special Issue on Polarization(s) in Labor Markets, 2019, Vol. 157: 45-66.
2019
"The Costs of Occupational Mobility: An Aggregate Analysis" with Giovanni Gallipoli. Journal of the European Economic Association, April 2018, Vol.16, No.2: 275-315.
2018
"Disappearing Routine Jobs: Who, How, and Why”, with Nir Jaimovich and Henry E. Siu, Journal of Monetary Economics, November 2017, Vol.91: 69-87.
2017
"Where Have the Middle-Wage Workers Gone? A Study of Polarization using Panel Data". Journal of Labor Economics, January 2016, Vol. 34, No.1: 63-105.
2016
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | AP/ECON2350 3.0 | B | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory II | LECT |
| Fall 2025 | AP/ECON3240 3.0 | A | Labour Economics | LECT |
| Winter 2026 | AP/ECON4249 3.0 | M | Advanced Labour Economics (Writing) | LECT |
| Winter 2026 | GS/ECON5600 3.0 | M | Labour Economics | LECT |
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics. My primary research field is Labour Economics, with a focus on occupational mobility, technological change, wage inequality, the task content of occupations, and firm heterogeneity. I am also interested in the relationship between aggregate business cycle conditions and individual-level human capital acquisition. I joined York University in 2017 and previously held an Assistant Professor position at the University of Manchester.
Degrees
PhD Economics, University of British ColumbiaBachelor in Economics, Universidad de Costa Rica
Research Interests
Employment and Labour
, Economics
All Publications
Journal Articles
Publication
Year
"Rising Concentration and Wage Inequality" with Jeanne Tschopp, Scandinavian Journal of Economics, April 2024, Vol. 126, Issue 2: 320-354.
2024
“Distributional Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic and the CARES Act”, with Eliza Forsythe. Journal of Economic Inequality, 2023, Vol. 21: 325-349.
2023
“Heterogeneous Labor Market Impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic”, with Eliza Forsythe. ILR Review, January 2023, Vol. 76, Issue 1: 30-55.
2023
"Make Your Own Luck: The Wage Gains from Starting College in a Bad Economy" with Alena Bičáková and Jacopo Mazza, Labour Economics, October 2023, Vol. 84, Article 102411.
2023
"The Growing Importance of Social Tasks in High-Paying Occupations: Implications for Sorting" with Nir Jaimovich and Henry E. Siu, Journal of Human Resources, September 2023, Vol. 58, Issue 5: 1429-1451.
2023
“Between-Group Inequality May Decline Despite a Rising Skill Premium”, with Imran Aziz. Labour Economics, October 2021, Vol. 72, Article 102063.
2021
“Caught in the Cycle: Economic Conditions at Enrolment and Labour Market Outcomes of College Graduates”, with Alena Bicakova and Jacopo Mazza. The Economic Journal, August 2021, Vol. 131, Issue 638: 2383-2412.
2021
“Do Technological Advances Reduce the Gender Wage Gap?”, with Ana Oliveira and Anna Salomons. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Winter 2020, Vol. 36, Issue 4: 903-924.
2020
“The Dynamics of Disappearing Routine Jobs: A Flows Approach”, with Nir Jaimovich, Christopher J. Nekarda and Henry E. Siu. Labour Economics, Special Issue on Technology and the Labour Market, August 2020, Vol.65, Article 101823.
2020
"Delving into the Demand Side: Changes in Workplace Specialization and Job Polarization" with Andrea Salvatori. Labour Economics, April 2019, Vol. 57: 164-176.
2019
“The Individual-Level Patterns Underlying the Decline of Routine Jobs”, Travail et Emploi, Special Issue on Polarization(s) in Labor Markets, 2019, Vol. 157: 45-66.
2019
"The Costs of Occupational Mobility: An Aggregate Analysis" with Giovanni Gallipoli. Journal of the European Economic Association, April 2018, Vol.16, No.2: 275-315.
2018
"Disappearing Routine Jobs: Who, How, and Why”, with Nir Jaimovich and Henry E. Siu, Journal of Monetary Economics, November 2017, Vol.91: 69-87.
2017
"Where Have the Middle-Wage Workers Gone? A Study of Polarization using Panel Data". Journal of Labor Economics, January 2016, Vol. 34, No.1: 63-105.
2016
Upcoming Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | AP/ECON2350 3.0 | B | Intermediate Microeconomic Theory II | LECT |
| Fall 2025 | AP/ECON3240 3.0 | A | Labour Economics | LECT |
| Winter 2026 | AP/ECON4249 3.0 | M | Advanced Labour Economics (Writing) | LECT |
| Winter 2026 | GS/ECON5600 3.0 | M | Labour Economics | LECT |
