Benjamin Schoefer
@schoefer.bsky.social
Economics professor at UC Berkeley https://eml.berkeley.edu/~schoefer/
📢 Call for Papers: Inaugural IZA@LISER Conference in Labour Economics #IZAatLISER 🗣️W/ Keynotes from Patricia Cortes & @schoefer.bsky.social 🗓️ 10-11 Dec. 2026 in #Luxembourg 📖 Topics include #Education #Inequality #Migration #GenderEconomics etc. ⌛ Submit by 31/08 👉 www.iza.org/news/inaugur...
New IWH #DiscussionPaper 💡 Off the #Labor Supply Curve: The Zero #Employer Size #Wage Effect Within Large #Firms 🎓 By André Diegmann, Steffen Müller and Benjamin Schoefer @schoefer.bsky.social 🔍 Full paper: doi.org/10.18717/dph... #research #economics #labour #labourmarket
New paper: Monopsony, Markdowns,and Minimum Wages w/E.Faia & B.Lochner 1st direct test of: Firms exploit monopsony (wage setting) power to "mark down" wages<MRPL =>Minimum wages restore "wage taking"=>curb markdowns But: not in data Weak links? Monops model? MD measures? Research design? #Econsky
Examining whether measured wage markdowns reflect monopsony power by studying the minimum wage introduction in Germany, from Ester Faia, Benjamin Lochner, and Benjamin Schoefer www.nber.org/papers/w34699
@paulinecarry.bsky.social & @schoefer.bsky.social show that France's 2008 introduction of separation by mutual agreement failed to improve employer-employee relations during separations and added costs to the unemployment insurance scheme. cepr.org/voxeu/column... #EconSky
📢 PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics 2026 📢 The next edition will take place at CEBI, University of Copenhagen (June 8–9, 2026). Keynote speakers: Ingar Haaland (NHH) & Benjamin Schoefer (UC Berkeley). Call for Papers: sites.google.com/view/behavio... Deadline: Jan 31, 2026
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Next Edition: 2nd PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics June 8/9, 2026 Center for Economic Behavior and Inequality (CEBI) University of Copenhagen Submission Deadline: January 31, 2026
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#Labour #Hoarding verhindert, dass in einer konjunkturellen Krise viele Menschen arbeitslos werden. Das klingt vielleicht besser als es ist, schreiben Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln und @schoefer.bsky.social im aktuellen #Wirtschaftdienst 👇 www.wirtschaftsdienst.eu/inhalt/jahr/...
Dynamik statt Stillstand: Arbeitsmarktinstitutionen als Schlüssel für Wachstum
Der Wirtschaftsdienst publiziert jeden Monat Beiträge von namhaften Autoren aus Wissenschaft, Politik und Praxis zu aktuellen Themen der Wirtschafts- und Sozialpolitik in Deutschland und der EU.
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📊 Note IPP n°117 : Rupture conventionnelle et licenciement : conflit ou coopération? ✒️ @paulinecarry.bsky.social, A. Mangold, @schoefer.bsky.social ▶️ Lire la note : www.ipp.eu/publication/... Show translation
What happens when firms set wages outside of national agreements? "The Winners and Losers from Collective Bargaining Decentralization", by Christian Dustmann, Chiara Giannetto, Lorenzo Incoronato, @chiaralac.bsky.social, Vincenzo Pezone, Raffaele Saggio, and @schoefer.bsky.social.
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Authors Christian Dustmann(University College London & RFBerlin) Chiara Lacava(University of Naples Federico II) Benjamin Schoefer(University of California, Berk...
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We are delighted to conclude the RFBerlin Conference on Worker Co-Determination and Governance with a keynote lecture on “Eurosclerosis at 40: Labor Market Institutions, Dynamism, and European Competitiveness” by @schoefer.bsky.social.
What does consulting do? Lots of strongly held views, very limited data to answer the question. In new NBER paper, Gert Bijnens, @schoefer.bsky.social and I shed light on this question using the first economy-wide data on consulting relationships (based on VAT-based B2B data). More info👇
Collective bargaining shapes labor markets, yet we know little about its effects. In our new WP, we track workers shifted to contracts with lower wage floors: wages fall, but employment rises, suggesting adjustments along the firm's labor demand curve.
🆕 RFBerlin Discussion Paper: Christian Dustmann, Chiara Giannetto, Lorenzo Incoronato, @chiaralac.bsky.social, Vincenzo Pezone, Raffaele Saggio and @schoefer.bsky.social present micro-empirical evidence on the effects of wage-setting decentralization. 🧵👇
Amerika hat Europa wirtschaftlich abgehängt. Viel ist schon über die Gründe philosophiert worden. Hier kommt ein neuer (aber eigentl. sehr alter) Vorschlag von @schoefer.bsky.social: Der Arbeitsmarkt ist das Problem. Europäer wechseln selten den Job. Der Staat gibt ihnen aber auch wenig Grund dazu.
Wie der Arbeitsmarkt in Europa das Wirtschaftswachstum verhindert
Amerika hat Europa wirtschaftlich abgehängt. Das hat damit zu tun, dass Europäer seltener den Job wechseln.
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Das war er ‒ der 20. IWH/IAB-Workshop zur Arbeitsmarktpolitik: Arbeitskräfteknappheit und Arbeitsmarktinstitutionen. Mit spannenden Präsentationen, regem Austausch und gelungener Keynote von @schoefer.bsky.social. Danke an alle Beteiligten, Gäste und unseren Mitstreiter @iabnews.bsky.social.
20. IWH/IAB-Workshop zur Arbeitsmarktpolitik: Arbeitskräfteknappheit und Arbeitsmarktinstitutionen 📍 @iwh-halle.bsky.social, Halle (Saale) 📅 15./16. Mai 2025 Keynote: Benjamin @schoefer.bsky.social (UC Berkeley) ➡ Infos & Programm: bit.ly/4i2FZVn ➡ Registrierung (bis 25. April): bit.ly/3PWtiir
📢 *Updated* Call for Paper 📢 2nd workshop in Labour Economics at Nottingham GEP @uniofnottingham.bsky.social When: June 16-17, 2025 Keynotes: @schoefer.bsky.social and Alexandra Roulet Small workshop, great opportunity for feedback! Submit by March 15 🗓️ Link: t.ly/e4dtL #EconSky #EconConf
✨✨Important Updates!✨✨ 2nd Labour Workshop in Nottingham 🎵Amazing Keynotes: @schoefer.bsky.social and Alexandra Roulet 🗺️Where: @uniofnottingham.bsky.social 📆When: 16-17 June Submit by March 15 ➡️shorturl.at/TZqG0
Martina Uccioli@martinauccioli.bsky.social · 2y ago🌟Call for Papers!🌟 2nd Labour Workshop in Nottingham Who❓ You and amazing keynote speakers Josh Angrist (MIT) & Alexandra Roulet (INSEAD) When❓ 17-18 June 2025 How❓Apply by 1 March 🏹 Info & submission: t.ly/e4dtL #EconSky #EconConf
How do unions and collective bargaining work around the world? And how do they affect the wage structure? A new paper with Suresh Naidu and Benjamin Schoefer @schoefer.bsky.social out NBER WP today and prepared for the Handbook of Labor Economics. Thread below. 👇
New paper w/ @simonjaeger.bsky.social & Suresh Naidu An attempt at an account of how unions/collective bargaining work and shape wages, across various international settings. In prep for Handbook of Labor => please email us any feedback! www.nber.org/papers/w33267 eml.berkeley.edu/~schoefer/sc...
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Alex Busch@alexanderbusch.bsky.social · 2y agoDon't miss this enormous overview of collective bargaining literature and institutions + a model of how unions shape wages applied to 26 countries! My final pre-doc RA'ed project is finally out - including a little preview of something that I've been working on :) www.nber.org/papers/w3326...
Don't miss this enormous overview of collective bargaining literature and institutions + a model of how unions shape wages applied to 26 countries! My final pre-doc RA'ed project is finally out - including a little preview of something that I've been working on :) www.nber.org/papers/w3326...
Collective Bargaining, Unions, and the Wage Structure: An International Perspective
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Our paper (w/ Jarkko Harju and @schoefer.bsky.social ) on what happened when Finland introduced a right to worker representation on corporate boards, now in @aeajournals.bsky.social: Applied. 👇
AEA Journals@aeajournals.bsky.social · 2y agoForthcoming in AEJ: Applied Economics: "Voice at Work" by Jarkko Harju, Simon Jäger, and Benjamin Schoefer. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
How do employers and workers behave during dismissals? In a new paper with @schoefer.bsky.social, we test between cooperation and deliberate imposition of costs. Summary 🧵: 1/9
NBER@nber.org · 2y agoWhy are dismissals so fraught with conflict? Evidence from the introduction of "Separations by Mutual Agreement" in France, from Pauline Carry and Benjamin Schoefer https://www.nber.org/papers/w33245
Excited to share a new paper w/ Matthias Mertens: From Labor to Intermediates: Firm Growth, Input Substitution, and Monopsony Also: implications for firm-level labor share dynamics. PDFs: www.nber.org/papers/w33172 eml.berkeley.edu/~schoefer/sc... Longer Twitter summary: x.com/Schoefer_B/s...
Just in time for our departure en masse, REStat tweeted our article in the Sep issues. Cross posted for #econsky: New fact: 75% of the differences in productivity across cities reflects plant-level idiosyncrasies. t.co/fo633CbMXU Lead article, so it’s open access!
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David Seim@seimseim.bsky.social · 3y agoHow many jobs are "deadwood"? Which ones? Where? What role do firing costs and employment protections play? In our new paper (w/ Benjamin Schoefer, Emmanuel Saez), we find some answers: Deadwood Labor: The Effects of Eliminating Employment Protection PDF: eml.berkeley.edu/~schoefer/sc...
How many jobs are "deadwood"? Which ones? Where? What role do firing costs and employment protections play? In our new paper (w/ Benjamin Schoefer, Emmanuel Saez), we find some answers: Deadwood Labor: The Effects of Eliminating Employment Protection PDF: eml.berkeley.edu/~schoefer/sc...
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