Benjamin Schoefer

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Benjamin Schoefer

@Schoefer_B

Economics professor at UC Berkeley. 🇺🇸🇪🇺🇩🇪 https://t.co/W7yyfR1fuq

Katılım Mayıs 2020

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Isabel Schnabel 🇪🇺🇺🇦@Isabel_Schnabel·26 Şub

To all young PhD students in econ & finance: Please make sure you apply for the #YoungEconomistPrize at our #ECBForum at Sintra. This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience where all finalists can present their work and interact with distinguished researchers and policymakers.

European Central Bank@ecb

📣 Eager to help shape Europe’s economic future? 🇪🇺 Are you a PhD student in economics or finance? Why not share your research with us? Apply for the Young Economist Prize to join us in Sintra 🇵🇹 for the #ECBForum on Central Banking! Apply by 2 March ➡️ link.europa.eu/WFFQJq

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Isabel Schnabel 🇪🇺🇺🇦@Isabel_Schnabel·9 Şub

Another great round of discussions with German-speaking economists, today on productivity, defense, financial stability, exchange rates, geopolitical risks and the future of Europe. Thanks for joining!

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Benjamin Schoefer@Schoefer_B·23 Oca

Raises question: what is the weak link? Monopsony model? Markdown measurement? Research design (theory-model link, empirical implementation),...? Ungated PDF here: eml.berkeley.edu/~schoefer/scho…

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Benjamin Schoefer@Schoefer_B·23 Oca

New paper: "Monopsony, Markdowns, and Minimum Wages" w/ E. Faia & B. Lochner First direct test of influential idea: Employers exploit monopsony (wage setting) power to "mark down" wages<MRPL. =>Minimum wages make firms "wage takers" & curb markdowns. Puzzle: hard to see in data!

NBER@nberpubs

Examining whether measured wage markdowns reflect monopsony power by studying the minimum wage introduction in Germany, from Ester Faia, Benjamin Lochner, and @Schoefer_B nber.org/papers/w34699

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NBER@nberpubs·23 Oca

Examining whether measured wage markdowns reflect monopsony power by studying the minimum wage introduction in Germany, from Ester Faia, Benjamin Lochner, and @Schoefer_B nber.org/papers/w34699

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Malte Jacob Rattenborg@MalteRattenborg·1 Ara

📢 PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics 2026 📢 The next edition will take place at @CEBI_UCPH , Copenhagen (June 8–9, 2026). Keynote speakers: Ingar Haaland (NHH) & Benjamin Schoefer (UC Berkeley). Call for Papers: sites.google.com/view/behaviora… Deadline: Jan 31, 2026

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VoxEU@voxeu·22 Kas

Conflict in dismissals: Evidence from ‘separations by mutual agreement’ in France Pauline Carry @PaulineCarry @PrincetonSPIA, Benjamin Schoefer @Schoefer_B @UCBerkeley @berkeleyecon @sffed ow.ly/paSp50Xux8H

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Benjamin Schoefer@Schoefer_B·17 Eki

Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln & ich im Wirtschaftsdienst @Zeitschrift_WD: "Dynamik statt Stillstand: Arbeitsmarktinstitutionen als Schlüssel für Wachstum" Wie könnte "Dynamisierung" des Arbeitsmarkts Europas Wachstums förden? PDF wirtschaftsdienst.eu/pdf-download/j… Web wirtschaftsdienst.eu/inhalt/jahr/20…

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin@RF_Berlin·29 Eyl

What happens when firms set wages outside of national agreements? "The Winners and Losers from Collective Bargaining Decentralization", by Christian Dustmann, @c_giannetto, @l_incoronato, @chiaralac, Vincenzo Pezone, @raffaelesaggio, and @Schoefer_B. rfberlin.com/ri-01-25-colle…

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Simon Jäger@simon_jaeger·18 Eyl

📢 Come work with us - we are hiring! @Princeton Industrial Relations Section is hiring Senior Research Specialists! Work directly with faculty, dive into labor economics research, and prep for grad school. Apply 👉 irs.princeton.edu/senior-researc… Please spread the word! @econ_ra

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ROCKWOOL Foundation Berlin@RF_Berlin·17 Eyl

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_B.

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Luis Garicano 🇪🇺🇺🇦@lugaricano·29 Ağu

8/10 What worries me is that Europe lagged badly in adopting information technology (ICT). As Benjamin Schoefer (2025) argued in Sintra, rigid labor markets and high failure costs discouraged firms from disruptive tech. ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/sintra…

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Núcleo Milenio LM2C2@Lm2c2millenium·7 Ağu

We’re proud to host Benjamin Schoefer, Professor at UC Berkeley and expert in unemployment, labor market institutions, and policy reform. His work has informed labor policy in the US and Europe.

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Benjamin Schoefer@Schoefer_B·4 Ağu

Vielen Dank, @alexwulfers @FAZ_NET, für den tollen Artikel in der gestrigen FAS zu unserem neuen empirischen Papier zum Thema Unternehmensberatung! Artikel: zeitung.faz.net/fas/wirtschaft… Link zum Paper: eml.berkeley.edu/~schoefer/scho…

Simon Jäger@simon_jaeger

Toni Erdmann und Admin-Daten? Die @faznet bringt's zusammen! @alexwulfers zu unserem neuen Forschungspapier "What Does Consulting Do?" mit @bijneman und @Schoefer_B, indem wir uns mit belgischen Daten anschauen, welche Firmen Consultants nutzen und was passiert, wenn sie das tun

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Benjamin Schoefer@Schoefer_B·2 Ağu

Thanks to great feedback, Matthias Mertens and I have a new version online now of "From Labor to Intermediates: Firm Growth, Input Substitution, and Monopsony" Link to new version: eml.berkeley.edu/~schoefer/scho…

Benjamin Schoefer@Schoefer_B

Excited to share a new paper w/ Matthias Mertens: From Labor to Intermediates: Firm Growth, Input Substitution, and Monopsony We document, dissect, understand, draw consequences of a new stylized fact about firm growth: the shift from labor to intermediate inputs. Summary:

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Simon Jäger@simon_jaeger·1 Ağu

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RT @MicheTiraboschi: L’opting out dalla contrattazione collettiva centralizzata: il caso italiano. Interessante studio di @C_Dustmann, @Sc…

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Jacopo Sala@_jacoposala·1 Ağu

Sul @bollettinoADAPT una mia sintesi in italiano del nuovo interessantissimo studio di C. Dustmann, @c_giannetto, @l_incoronato, @chiaralac, V. Pezone, @raffaelesaggio e @Schoefer_B sugli effetti dell'opt-out dal sistema centralizzato di contrattazione (⬇️)farecontrattazione.adapt.it/lopt-out-dalla…

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Benjamin Schoefer@Schoefer_B·1 Ağu

@actsmaniac @FAZ_NET Vielen Dank!

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space cadet 🇪🇺🌐🇩🇪@actsmaniac·1 Ağu

@Schoefer_B @FAZ_NET ich habe einfach die FAZ Ausgabe von heute für 3,99€ gekauft nur um diesen Artikel zu lesen (leider nicht im FAZ+ Abo enthalten). Ihr Slidedeck über Eurosclerosis war auch top.

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Benjamin Schoefer@Schoefer_B·1 Ağu

Heute in @FAZ_NET der Gastbeitrag von Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln und mir: "Wir müssen den Arbeitsmarkt dynamisieren" Thema: Wie beeinflussen die Arbeitsmarktpolitik und -dynamik Wachstum, Innovation, Technologienutzung und unsere Karrieren in Deutschland? zeitung.faz.net/faz/wirtschaft…