Hal Jordan

Professor of Economics, University of Edinburgh
30 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh EH8 · h.jordan@example.com · +44 131 555 0173 · haljordan.example.com

Research Interests

Labor economics; wage dynamics in aging workforces; applied microeconometrics. Current work uses linked employer-employee data from four European countries to measure how late-career job switches change earnings paths.

Appointments

2019 –Professor of Economics, University of Edinburgh
2013 – 2019Reader, then Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh
2008 – 2013Assistant Professor, Tilburg University
2022Visiting Scholar, IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn (one term)

Education

2008Ph.D. Economics, London School of Economics. Thesis: Three Essays on Wage Rigidity and Worker Mobility. Supervisor: Prof. A. Hartley.
2003M.Sc. Econometrics, LSE, with distinction
2002B.A. (Hons) Economics, University of St Andrews, first class

Selected Publications

1. Jordan, H. and R. Novak (2024). "Late-Career Mobility and the Wage Cost of Staying." Journal of Labor Economics, 42(3), 611–648.
2. Jordan, H. (2021). "Seniority Rules and Hiring in Recessions." Economic Journal, 131(637), 2104–2131.
3. Bakker, J., J. Jordan, and T. Craig (2019). "Minimum Wages and Hours Adjustment: Evidence from Retail Payrolls." Review of Economics and Statistics, 101(4), 702–716.
4. Jordan, H. (2015). "Wage Floors and the Composition of Entry-Level Jobs." Labour Economics, 34, 89–103.

Full list of 23 publications available at haljordan.example.com/papers.

Grants & Awards

2023 – 2027ESRC Standard Grant, "Working Longer, Earning Less?", £412,000, PI
2020Best Paper Award, European Association of Labour Economists
2016 – 2019British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship

Teaching & Supervision

Graduate: Applied Microeconometrics; Labor Economics II. Undergraduate: Introductory Econometrics (450 students, course head).
Ph.D. supervision: 9 completed, 4 current. Placements include Oslo, Warwick, and the Bank of England.

Service

2021 –Associate Editor, Labour Economics
2018 –Referee for JOLE, EJ, REStat, AEJ:Applied (4–8 reports/year)