Labor markets are not perfectly competitive: Monopsony power enables employers to pay
workers less than the marginal revenue product of labor. We review three theoretical …

Do firms that pay more offer better amenities, or does the greater pay compensate for worse
amenities? Using matched US employee-employer data, this paper estimates the joint …

This chapter surveys recent advances in personnel economics. We begin by presenting
evidence showing substantial and persistent productivity variation among workers in the …

Why is workplace sexual harassment chronically underreported? We hypothesize that
employers coerce victims into silence through the threat of a retaliatory firing, and test this …

While many management studies have documented the rise of alternative, nonemployment
working arrangements like the “gig” economy and electronic platforms, the application of …

This research paper explores the dynamic landscape of international research cooperation
and intellectual property (IP) management within materials science. It delves into …

Do firms value court enforceability of their workers' noncompete agreements (NCAs)? We
leverage a 2020 Washington law that made NCAs unenforceable for workers earning less …

Workers struggle to understand prospective employers. Through experienced workers'
volunteered reviews, Glassdoor is a platform seeking to provide information about …

Who bears the costs of tax enforcement? Using a reform enforcing value added tax (VAT) on
previously non-compliant large retailers in Armenia, we estimate that only one-third of the …

The precipitous growth of remote work has given rise to a new phenomenon: the emergence
of relocation incentive programs that localities use to compete for the physical presence of …