Bledi Taska

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EVP & Chief Economist

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Minimum Wage Employment Effects and Labor Market Concentration

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Minimum Wage Employment Effects and Labor Market Concentration

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 10 Jul 2019
José Azar, Emiliano Huet-Vaughn, Ioana Elena Marinescu, Bledi Taska and Till Von Wachter
University of Navarra, IESE Business School, UCLA, University of Pennsylvania - School of Social Policy & Practice, Lightcast and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Economics
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minimum wage, monopsony, oligopsony, labor markets

Minimum Wage Employment Effects and Labor Market Concentration

NBER Working Paper No. w26101
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 02 Aug 2019 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2023
José Azar, Emiliano Huet-Vaughn, Ioana Elena Marinescu, Bledi Taska and Till Von Wachter
University of Navarra, IESE Business School, UCLA, University of Pennsylvania - School of Social Policy & Practice, Lightcast and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Economics
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Generative AI and Firm Values

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Generative AI and Firm Values

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 09 May 2023 Last Revised: 30 Sep 2023
Andrea L. Eisfeldt, Gregor Schubert, Miao Ben Zhang and Bledi Taska
UCLA Anderson School of Management, UCLA Anderson School of Management, University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business - Finance and Business Economics Department and Lightcast
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Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Chat GPT, Corporate Valuations, Equity Returns, Technological Change

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Concentration in US Labor Markets: Evidence from Online Vacancy Data

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Concentration in US Labor Markets: Evidence from Online Vacancy Data

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 09 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 07 Feb 2019
José Azar, Ioana Elena Marinescu, Marshall Steinbaum and Bledi Taska
University of Navarra, IESE Business School, University of Pennsylvania - School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Utah Department of Economics and Lightcast
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Monopsony, Oligopsony, Labor Markets, Competition Policy

Concentration in Us Labor Markets: Evidence from Online Vacancy Data

NBER Working Paper No. w24395
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 12 Mar 2018 Last Revised: 27 Feb 2022
José Azar, Ioana Elena Marinescu, Marshall Steinbaum and Bledi Taska
University of Navarra, IESE Business School, University of Pennsylvania - School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Utah Department of Economics and Lightcast
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Concentration in US Labor Markets: Evidence from Online Vacancy Data

IZA Discussion Paper No. 11379
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 02 Apr 2018
José Azar, Ioana Elena Marinescu, Marshall Steinbaum and Bledi Taska
University of Navarra, IESE Business School, University of Pennsylvania - School of Social Policy & Practice, University of Utah Department of Economics and Lightcast
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monopsony, oligopsony, labor markets, competition policy

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The Demand for AI Skills in the Labor Market

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The Demand for AI Skills in the Labor Market

Labour Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 25 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 10 May 2021
Liudmila Alekseeva, José Azar, Mireia Gine, Sampsa Samila and Bledi Taska
KU Leuven, University of Navarra, IESE Business School, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, University of Navarra, IESE Business School and Lightcast
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artificial intelligence, machine learning, wage premium, technology diffusion

The Demand for AI Skills in the Labor Market

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14320
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 29 Jan 2020
Liudmila Alekseeva, Jose Azar, Mireia Gine, Sampsa Samila and Bledi Taska
KU Leuven, Princeton University - Department of Economics, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, University of Navarra, IESE Business School and Lightcast
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artificial intelligence, Machine Learning, technology diffusion, Wage Premium

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Could machine learning be a general purpose technology? A comparison of emerging technologies using data from online job postings

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Could machine learning be a general purpose technology? A comparison of emerging technologies using data from online job postings

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 23 Oct 2019 Last Revised: 10 May 2021
Avi Goldfarb, Bledi Taska and Florenta Teodoridis
University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management, Lightcast and University of Southern California - Marshall School of Business
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artificial intelligence, general purpose technology, innovation, technological innovation, technological advancement, job postings

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AI Adoption and Firm Performance: Management versus IT

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 14 Sep 2020
Liudmila Alekseeva, Mireia Gine, Sampsa Samila and Bledi Taska
KU Leuven, IESE Business School, University of Navarra, University of Navarra, IESE Business School and Lightcast
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artificial intelligence, machine learning, productivity, technology adoption, management

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Employer Concentration and Outside Options

Number of pages: 102 Posted: 15 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 10 Jan 2023
Gregor Schubert, Anna Stansbury and Bledi Taska
UCLA Anderson School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Sloan School of Management and Lightcast
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monopsony, labor markets, concentration, outside options

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Downward Rigidity in the Wage for New Hires

Number of pages: 100 Posted: 21 Jan 2021
Jonathon Hazell and Bledi Taska
Princeton University - Princeton University and Lightcast
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Wage Rigidity, Unemployment, Business Cycles

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Worker Valuation of Retirement Benefits

Number of pages: 108 Posted: 26 Jul 2023
Allison Cole and Bledi Taska
NBER and Lightcast
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Labor and Finance, Retirement, Compensating Differentials

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Remote Work across Jobs, Companies, and Space

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Remote Work across Jobs, Companies, and Space

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2023-29
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 07 Mar 2023
Stephen Hansen, Peter John Lambert, Nick Bloom, Steven J. Davis, Raffaella Sadun and Bledi Taska
University College London - Department of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, Stanford University, University of Chicago, Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Lightcast
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remote work, hybrid work, work from home, job vacancies, text classifiers, BERT, pandemic impact, labour markets

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Which Workers Earn More at Productive Firms? Position Specific Skills and Individual Worker Hold-up Power

Number of pages: 75 Posted: 28 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 06 Oct 2022
Justin Bloesch, Birthe Larsen and Bledi Taska
Cornell University - Department of Economics, Copenhagen Business School - Department of Economics and Lightcast
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Position specific, hold up power, wages, inequality

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Measuring the Impacts of Covid-19 on Job Postings in Australia Using a Reweighting-Estimation-Transformation Approach

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13640
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 31 Aug 2020
Kailing Shen and Bledi Taska
Xiamen University and Lightcast
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job posting, COVID-19, thin market

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Remote Work Across Jobs, Companies, and Space

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15980
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 07 Mar 2023
Stephen Hansen, Peter Lambert, Nicholas Bloom, Steven J. Davis, Raffaella Sadun and Bledi Taska
University College London, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - London School of Economics, Stanford University - Department of Economics, University of Chicago, Harvard University - Strategy Unit and Lightcast
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remote work, hybrid work, work from home, job vacancies, text classifiers, BERT, pandemic impact, labour markets, COVID-19

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National Wage Setting

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16493
Number of pages: 89 Posted: 06 Oct 2023
Jonathon Hazell, Christina Patterson, Heather Sarsons and Bledi Taska
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - London School of Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, University of Chicago and Lightcast
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national wage setting, labor markets

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Downward Rigidity in the Wage for New Hires

IZA Discussion Paper No. 16512
Number of pages: 81 Posted: 12 Oct 2023
Jonathon Hazell and Bledi Taska
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - London School of Economics and Lightcast
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wage rigidity, online vacancy data

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Minimum Wage Employment Effects and Labor Market Concentration

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP14239
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 14 Jan 2020
Jose Azar, Emiliano Huet-Vaughn, Ioana Elena Marinescu, Bledi Taska and Till Von Wachter
Princeton University - Department of Economics, UCLA, University of Pennsylvania - School of Social Policy & Practice, Lightcast and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Department of Economics
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labor markets, minimum wage, monopsony, oligopsony