Tairi Rõõm Curriculum Vitae
Head of the Research Division
E-mail: [email protected]
Research interests:
Labour economics
Household financial behaviour
Applied microeconomics
Education:
- 2004 — Ph.D., Economics, Boston College, USA
- 1998 — MA, International Economics and Finance, Brandeis University, USA
- 1994 — BA, International Economics, Tartu University, Estonia
Experience:
2011— current: Head of Research Division, Economics and Research Department, Bank of Estonia, Estonia
2018 — current: Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, School of Business and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
2010— 2018: Visiting Professor, Department of Economics, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
2003—2011: Research Supervisor, Research Department, Bank of Estonia, Estonia
2007—2010: Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia
2002—2003: Economist, Central Bank Policy Department, Bank of Estonia, Estonia
2000: Research Associate, New Hampshire Commission on Education Funding, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, USA
2002—2004: Lector, Estonian Business School, Estonia
2000—2001: Lector and teaching assistant, Boston College, USA
2000: Research Associate, New Hampshire Commission on Education Funding, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, USA
1998—1999: Research Assistant, Boston College, USA
1994—1996: Risk Manager, Financial Markets Department, Bank of Estonia, Estonia
1993—1994: Holding Specialist, Supervision & Restructuring Department, Estonian Privatization Agency, Estonia
Publications:
Articles in peer-reviewed academic journals
The gender wealth gap in Europe: Application of machine learning to predict individual-level wealth, 2022, authors Merike Kukk, Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm (2022). Review of Income and Wealth, https://doi.org/10.1111/roiw.12596
Are survey data underestimating the inequality of wealth?, 2022, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. Empirical Economics, Vol 62(2), pp 339-374. DOI 10.1007/s00181-021-02030-6
Shocks and labour cost adjustment: evidence from a survey of European firms, 2021, authors Thomas Y. Mathä, Stephen Millard, Tairi Rõõm, Ladislav Wintr and Robert Wyszyński. Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, Vol 73(3), pp 1008-1033. gpaa041, https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpaa041.
What explains the gender gap in wealth? Evidence from administrative data, 2021, authors Jaanika Meriküll, Merike Kukk and Tairi Rõõm. Review of Economics of the Household, Springer, Vol 19(2), pp 501-547, June. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11150-020-09522-x
- Stress tests of the household sector using microdata from survey and administrative sources, 2020, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. International Journal of Central Banking, Vol 16, No 2, March, pp 203-248.
- European firm adjustment during times of economic crisis, 2015, authors Silvia Fabiani, Ana Lamo, Julian Messina and Tairi Rõõm. IZA Journal of Labor Policy, 2015, No 4:24, pp 1-28, December. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40173-015-0048-3
- One currency, one price? Euro changeover-related inflation in Estonia, 2014, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol 53(4), pp 822-839. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.12228
- Why firms avoid cutting wages: Survey evidence from European firms, 2015, authors Philip Du Caju, Theodora Kosma, Martina Lawless, Julián Messina and Tairi Rõõm. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, Vol 68(4), August, pp 862-888.
- How do European firms adjust their labour costs when nominal wages are rigid, 2012, authors Jan Babecký, Philip Du Caju, Theodora Kosma, Martina Lawless, Julián Messina and Tairi Rõõm. Labour Economics, No 19, pp 792-801.
- The Structure of Migration in Estonia: Survey-Based Evidence, 2011, authors Martti Randveer and Tairi Rõõm. Research in Economics and Business: Central and Eastern Europe, Vol 3, No 1, pp 25-47.
- Downward Nominal and Real Wage Rigidity: Survey Evidence from European Firms, 2010, authors Jan Babecký, Philip Du Caju, Theodora Kosma, Martina Lawless, Julián Messina and Tairi Rõõm. The Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Vol 112, No 4, pp 643-910.
- Wage Rigidities and Labor Market Adjustment in Europe, 2010, authors Silvia Fabiani, Kamil Galuscak, Claudia Kwapil, Ana Lamo and Tairi Rõõm. Journal of European Economic Association, Vol. 8, No. 2—3, Apri-May.
Publication in books
- Perceptions of Unreported Economic Activities in Baltic Firms. Individualistic and Non-Individualistic Motives, 2013, authors Jaanika Meriküll, Tairi Rõõm and Karsten Staehr. In (Dis)honesty in Management: Manifestations and Consequences, editors Tiia Vissak and Maaja Vadi. Emerald Group Publishing.
- Principles of Wage Formation in Estonian Enterprises, 2009, authors Tairi Rõõm and Lenno Uusküla. In Microfoundations of Economic Success: Lessons from Estonia, editor David G. Mayes. Edward Elgar Publishers.
Working papers
- The gender gap in pension wealth in Europe: Evidence from twenty countries, 2020, authors Tairi Rõõm and Orsolya Soosaar. Working Papers of Eesti Pank, No 8/2020.
- The gender wealth gap in Europe: A comparative study using a model averaging methodology, 2020, authors Merike Kukk, Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. Working Papers of Eesti Pank, No 7/2020.
- What explains the gender gap in wealth? Evidence from administrative data, 2020, authors Jaanika Meriküll, Merike Kukk and Tairi Rõõm. NBER Working Paper, No 26920.
- Estonian Household Finance and Consumption Survey: Results from the 2017 wave, 2019, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. Occasional Papers of Eesti Pank , No 1/2019.
- Are survey data underestimating the inequality of wealth?, 2019, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. Working Papers of Eesti Pank, No 5/2019.
- What explains the gender gap in wealth? Evidence from administrative data, 2019, authors Jaanika Meriküll, Merike Kukk and Tairi Rõõm. Working Papers of Eesti Pank, No, 4/2019.
- Shocks and labour cost adjustment: evidence from a survey of European firms, 2019, authors Thomas Y. Mathä, Stephen Millard, Tairi Rõõm, Ladislav Wintr and Robert Wyszyński. Working Papers of Eesti Pank, No 2/2019.
- Nominal wage rigidity in the EU countries before and after the Great Recession: evidence from the WDN surveys, 2018, authors Eva Branten, Ana Lamo and Tairi Rõõm. Working Papers of Eesti Pank, No 3/2018.
- Labour market adjustment in Europe during the crisis: Microeconomic evidence from the Wage Dynamics Network survey, 2017, authors Mario Izquierdo, Juan F. Jimeno, Theodora Kosma, Ana Lamo, Stephen Millard, Tairi Rõõm and Eliana Viviano. ECB Occasional Papers, No 192, June 2017.
- The financial fragility of Estonian households: Evidence from stress tests on the HFCS microdata, 2017, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. Working Papers of Eesti Pank, No 4/2017.
- Labour market adjustment in Europe during the crisis: Microeconomic evidence from the Wage Dynamics Network survey, 2017, authors Mario Izquierdo, Juan F. Jimeno, Theodora Kosma, Ana Lamo, Stephen Millard, Tairi Rõõm and Eliana Viviano. Occasional Papers of Eesti Pank, No 1/2017.
- The assets, liabilities and wealth of Estonian households: Results of the Household Finance and Consumption Survey, 2016, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. Occasional Papers of Eesti Pank, No 1/2016.
- Are Foreign-Owned Firms Different? Comparison of Employment Volatility and Elasticity of Labour Demand, 2014, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. ECB Working Paper, No 1704.
- One Currency, One Price? Euro Changeover-Related Inflation in Estonia, 2014, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. Working Papers of Eesti Pank, No 7/2014.
- The euro changeover in Estonia: Implications for inflation, 2014, authors Tairi Rõõm and Katri Urke. Working Papers of Eesti Pank, No 6/2014.
- Are Foreign-Owned Firms Different? Comparison of Employment Volatility and Elasticity of Labour Demand, 2014, authors Jaanika Meriküll and Tairi Rõõm. Working Papers of Eesti Pank, No 1/2014.
- Why Firms Avoid Cutting Wages: Survey Evidence from European Firms, 2013, authors Philip Du Caju, Theodora Kosma, Martina Lawless, Julián Messina and Tairi Rõõm. Working Papers of Eesti Pank, No 2/2013.
- Perceptions of Unreported Economic Activities in Baltic Firms. Individualistic and Non-Individualistic Motives, 2012, authors Jaanika Meriküll, Tairi Rõõm and Karsten Staehr. Working Papers of Eesti Pank, No 8/2012.
- How wages respond to shocks: asymmetry in the speed of adjustment, 2011, authors Tairi Rõõm and Aurelijus Dabušinskas. ECB Working Paper, No 1340.
- Survey evidence on wage and price setting in Estonia, 2011, authors Aurelijus Dabušinskas and Tairi Rõõm. Working Papers of Eesti Pank, No 6/2011.
- How wages respond to shocks: Asymmetry in the speed of adjustment, 2011, authors Tairi Rõõm and Aurelijus Dabušinskas. Working Papers of Eesti Pank, No 4/2011.
- The Margins of Labour Cost Adjustment: Survey Evidence from European Firms, 2009, authors Jan Babecký, Philip Du Caju, Theodora Kosma, Martina Lawless, Julián Messina and Tairi Rõõm. ECB Working Paper, No 1106.