Benjamin Schoefer

University of California, Berkeley

310 Barrows Hall

Berkeley, CA 94720

United States

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Worker Beliefs About Outside Options

CESifo Working Paper No. 9508
Number of pages: 122 Posted: 18 Jan 2022
Simon Jäger, Christopher Roth, Nina Roussille and Benjamin Schoefer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Cologne, London School of Economics and University of California, Berkeley
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Worker Beliefs About Outside Options

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14963
Number of pages: 122 Posted: 19 May 2022 Last Revised: 16 Aug 2022
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Warwick, Faculty of Social Studies, Department of Economics, Students, London School of Economics and University of California, Berkeley
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wages, beliefs, bias, monopsony, GSOEP, IAB

Worker Beliefs About Outside Options

NBER Working Paper No. w29623
Number of pages: 123 Posted: 03 Jan 2022 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2023
Simon Jäger, Christopher Roth, Nina Roussille and Benjamin Schoefer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Warwick, Faculty of Social Studies, Department of Economics, Students, London School of Economics and University of California, Berkeley
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Worker Beliefs About Outside Options

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16887
Number of pages: 123 Posted: 04 Feb 2022
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Warwick, Faculty of Social Studies, Department of Economics, Students, London School of Economics and University of California, Berkeley
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Citation 8

Voice at Work

CESifo Working Paper No. 8936
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 16 Mar 2021
Jarkko Harju, Simon Jäger and Benjamin Schoefer
Government of the Republic of Finland - VATT Institute for Economic Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California, Berkeley
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Voice at Work

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14163
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 09 Mar 2021
Jarkko Harju, Simon Jäger and Benjamin Schoefer
Government of the Republic of Finland - VATT Institute for Economic Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California, Berkeley
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Voice at Work

NBER Working Paper No. w28522
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 08 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 08 Jun 2023
Jarkko Harju, Simon Jäger and Benjamin Schoefer
Government of the Republic of Finland - VATT Institute for Economic Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California, Berkeley
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Voice at Work

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15874
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 15 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 04 Feb 2022
Jarkko Harju, Simon Jäger and Benjamin Schoefer
Government of the Republic of Finland - VATT Institute for Economic Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California, Berkeley
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Marginal Jobs and Job Surplus: A Test of the Efficiency of Separations

University of Zurich, Department of Economics, Working Paper No. 314, 2018
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 28 Jan 2019
Simon Jäger, Benjamin Schoefer and Josef Zweimüller
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of California, Berkeley and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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efficient separations, unemployment insurance, job surplus, wage bargaining, complier analysis

Marginal Jobs and Job Surplus: A Test of the Efficiency of Separations

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12127
Number of pages: 82 Posted: 21 May 2019 Last Revised: 09 May 2023
Simon Jäger, Benjamin Schoefer and Josef Zweimüller
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of California, Berkeley and University of Zurich
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complier analysis, wage bargaining, efficient separations, unemployment insurance, job surplus

Marginal Jobs and Job Surplus: A Test of the Efficiency of Separations

NBER Working Paper No. w25492
Number of pages: 98 Posted: 30 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 08 May 2023
Simon Jäger, Benjamin Schoefer and Josef Zweimüller
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of California, Berkeley and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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Marginal Jobs and Job Surplus: A Test of the Efficiency of Separations

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13473
Number of pages: 101 Posted: 28 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 04 Oct 2019
Simon Jäger, Benjamin Schoefer and Josef Zweimüller
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of California, Berkeley and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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complier analysis, Efficient separations, job surplus, Unemployment insurance, wage bargaining

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Wages and the Value of Nonemployment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11996
Number of pages: 116 Posted: 17 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2022
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of California, Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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nonemployment, bargaining, wages, unemployment benefits

Wages and the Value of Nonemployment

NBER Working Paper No. w25230
Number of pages: 117 Posted: 05 Nov 2018 Last Revised: 10 Jun 2023
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of California, Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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Wages and the Value of Nonemployment

University of Zurich, Department of Economics, Working Paper No. 313, 2018
Number of pages: 115 Posted: 28 Jan 2019
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of California, Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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wages, bargaining, unemployment benefits, nonemployment

Wages and the Value of Nonemployment

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP13293
Number of pages: 118 Posted: 05 Nov 2018
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of California, Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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Bargaining, nonemployment, Unemployment Benefits, wages

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Labor in the Boardroom

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12799
Number of pages: 127 Posted: 04 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2022
Simon Jäger, Benjamin Schoefer and Jörg Heining
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of California, Berkeley and Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
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industrial relations, corporate governance, codetermination, investment

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What Does Codetermination Do?

CESifo Working Paper No. 9156
Number of pages: 97 Posted: 01 Jul 2021
Simon Jäger, Shakked Noy and Benjamin Schoefer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California, Berkeley
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What Does Codetermination Do?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14465
Number of pages: 97 Posted: 19 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2022
Simon Jäger, Shakked Noy and Benjamin Schoefer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California, Berkeley
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worker representation, codetermination, unions

What Does Codetermination Do?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16261
Number of pages: 98 Posted: 14 Jul 2021
Simon Jäger, Shakked Noy and Benjamin Schoefer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California, Berkeley
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Wages and the Value of Nonemployment

CRR WP 2020-4
Number of pages: 119 Posted: 09 Feb 2020
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of California, Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Zurich
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Wages and the Value of Nonemployment

CESifo Working Paper No. 7342
Number of pages: 116 Posted: 21 Feb 2019
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of California, Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Zurich - Department of Economics
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The Equilibrium and Spillover Effects of Early Retirement

Number of pages: 100 Posted: 09 Feb 2020
Simon Jäger, Benjamin Schoefer and Josef Zweimüller
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of California, Berkeley and University of Zurich
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Productivity, Place, and Plants: Revisiting the Measurement

CESifo Working Paper No. 8843
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 26 Jan 2021
Benjamin Schoefer and Oren Ziv
University of California, Berkeley and Michigan State University
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Productivity, Place, and Plants

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15676
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 11 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 27 May 2022
Benjamin Schoefer and Oren Ziv
University of California, Berkeley and Michigan State University
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Labor in the Boardroom

CESifo Working Paper No. 7980
Number of pages: 127 Posted: 12 Dec 2019
Simon Jäger, Benjamin Schoefer and Joerg Heining
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of California, Berkeley and Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
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industrial relations, corporate governance, codetermination, investment

Labor in the Boardroom

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14151
Number of pages: 128 Posted: 04 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 13 Jan 2020
Simon Jäger and Benjamin Schoefer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California, Berkeley
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codetermination, corporate governance, industrial relations, Investments

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Codetermination and Power in the Workplace

Jäger, S., Noy, S., & Schoefer, B. (2022). Codetermination and Power in the Workplace. Journal of Law and Political Economy, 3(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.5070/LP63159039 Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/93d7g9d0
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 12 Sep 2023 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2024
Simon Jäger, Shakked Noy and Benjamin Schoefer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California, Berkeley
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board-level codetermination, shop-floor codetermination, firm governance, works councils, unequal power

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A Congestion Theory of Unemployment Fluctuations

CESifo Working Paper No. 8731
Number of pages: 94 Posted: 08 Dec 2020
Yusuf Mercan, Benjamin Schoefer and Petr Sedlacek
University of Melbourne, University of California, Berkeley and University of Oxford
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A Congestion Theory of Unemployment Fluctuations

NBER Working Paper No. w28771
Number of pages: 97 Posted: 10 May 2021 Last Revised: 11 Feb 2023
Yusuf Mercan, Benjamin Schoefer and Petr Sedlacek
University of Melbourne, University of California, Berkeley and University of Oxford
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A Congestion Theory of Unemployment Fluctuations

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15500
Number of pages: 99 Posted: 23 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 29 Mar 2022
Yusuf Mercan, Benjamin Schoefer and Petr Sedlacek
University of Melbourne, University of California, Berkeley and University of Oxford
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Paying Outsourced Labor: Direct Evidence from Linked Temp Agency-Worker-Client Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13076
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 30 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 16 Aug 2022
Andres Drenik, Simon Jäger, Pascuel Plotkin and Benjamin Schoefer
University of Texas at Austin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Independent and University of California, Berkeley
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outsourcing, non-standard work arrangements, temp agencies, rent sharing

Paying Outsourced Labor: Direct Evidence from Linked Temp Agency-Worker-Client Data

NBER Working Paper No. w26891
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 30 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 24 Jun 2023
Andres Drenik, Simon Jäger, Pascuel Plotkin and Benjamin Schoefer
University of Texas at Austin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Independent and University of California, Berkeley
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Paying Outsourced Labor: Direct Evidence from Linked Temp Agency-Worker-Client Data

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14517
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 25 Mar 2020
Andres Drenik, Simon Jäger, Pascuel Plotkin and Benjamin Schoefer
University of Texas at Austin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Independent and University of California, Berkeley
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Hysteresis from Employer Subsidies

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 24 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 13 Oct 2019
Emmanuel Saez, Benjamin Schoefer and David Seim
University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley and Stockholm University
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Hysteresis from Employer Subsidies

NBER Working Paper No. w26391
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 21 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2023
Emmanuel Saez, Benjamin Schoefer and David Seim
University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley and Stockholm University
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Hysteresis from Employer Subsidies

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14052
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 17 Oct 2019
Emmanuel Saez, Benjamin Schoefer and David Seim
University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley and Stockholm University
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Payroll Taxes, Firm Behavior, and Rent Sharing: Evidence from a Young Workers' Tax Cut in Sweden

NBER Working Paper No. w23976
Number of pages: 109 Posted: 30 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2023
Emmanuel Saez, Benjamin Schoefer and David Seim
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley and Stockholm University
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Payroll Taxes, Firm Behavior, and Rent Sharing: Evidence from a Young Workers' Tax Cut in Sweden

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP12391
Number of pages: 111 Posted: 30 Oct 2017
Emmanuel Saez, Benjamin Schoefer and David Seim
University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley and Stockholm University
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The German Model of Industrial Relations: Balancing Flexibility and Collective Action

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15500
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2022
Simon Jäger, Shakked Noy and Benjamin Schoefer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California, Berkeley
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Germany, codetermination, industrial relations, bargaining, unions

The German Model of Industrial Relations: Balancing Flexibility and Collective Action

NBER Working Paper No. w30377
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 22 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Simon Jäger, Shakked Noy and Benjamin Schoefer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California, Berkeley
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Labor in the Boardroom

NBER Working Paper No. w26519
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 03 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 18 Jun 2023
Simon Jäger, Benjamin Schoefer and Joerg Heining
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of California, Berkeley and Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB)
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The Financial Channel of Wage Rigidity

NBER Working Paper No. w29201
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 30 Aug 2021 Last Revised: 16 Apr 2023
Benjamin Schoefer
University of California, Berkeley
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The Financial Channel of Wage Rigidity

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16499
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 22 Sep 2021
Benjamin Schoefer
University of California, Berkeley
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What Does Codetermination Do?

NBER Working Paper No. w28921
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 14 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 10 Jul 2023
Simon Jäger, Shakked Noy and Benjamin Schoefer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California, Berkeley
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Productivity, Place, and Plants

NBER Working Paper No. w28772
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 10 May 2021 Last Revised: 12 Feb 2023
Benjamin Schoefer and Oren Ziv
University of California, Berkeley and Michigan State University
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Deadwood Labor? The Effects of Eliminating Employment Protection for Older Workers

NBER Working Paper No. w31797
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 23 Oct 2023
Emmanuel Saez, Benjamin Schoefer and David Seim
University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Berkeley and Stockholm University
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From Labor to Intermediates: Firm Growth, Input Substitution, and Monopsony

NBER Working Paper No. w33172
Number of pages: 76 Posted: 19 Nov 2024
Matthias Mertens and Benjamin Schoefer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and University of California, Berkeley
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Reservation Raises: The Aggregate Labor Supply Curve at the Extensive Margin

NBER Working Paper No. w28770
Number of pages: 73 Posted: 10 May 2021 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2023
Preston Mui and Benjamin Schoefer
University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Berkeley
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Jobs and Matches: Quits, Replacement Hiring, and Vacancy Chains

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14208
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Jan 2020
Benjamin Schoefer and Yusuf Mercan
University of California, Berkeley and University of Melbourne
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From Labor to Intermediates: Firm Growth, Input Substitution, and Monopsony

IZA Discussion Paper No. 17461
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 22 Nov 2024
Matthias Mertens and Benjamin Schoefer
Halle Institute for Economic Research and University of California, Berkeley
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Collective Bargaining, Unions, and the Wage Structure: An International Perspective

NBER Working Paper No. w33267
Number of pages: 136 Posted: 26 Dec 2024
Simon Jäger, Suresh Naidu and Benjamin Schoefer
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Columbia University and University of California, Berkeley
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Conflict in Dismissals

NBER Working Paper No. w33245
Number of pages: 102 Posted: 26 Dec 2024
Pauline Carry and Benjamin Schoefer
Princeton University and University of California, Berkeley
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Reservation Raises: The Aggregate Labor Supply Curve at the Extensive Margin

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14209
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 14 Jan 2020 Last Revised: 14 May 2021
Preston Mui and Benjamin Schoefer
University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Berkeley
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