Sydnee Caldwell
sydneecaldwell.bsky.social
Sydnee Caldwell
@sydneecaldwell.bsky.social
Labor economist at UC Berkeley.
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Recently accepted by #QJE, “Bargaining and Inequality in the Labor Market,” by Caldwell (@sydneecaldwell.bsky.social), Haegele, and Heining: doi.org/10.1093/qje/...
Bargaining and Inequality in The Labor Market*
Abstract. We use novel surveys of firms and workers, linked to administrative employer-employee data, to study the prevalence and importance of individual
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November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Had a great time at the @atlantafed.org Employment Conference last week with @aaronsojourner.org and others! Thanks @davidwiczer.bsky.social!
October 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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1/11 🧵Two results discussed in a new VoxEU column: (i) why workers stay even when outside jobs pay more; (ii) what happens when pay is set by individual bargaining. Links below.
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August 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
1/11 🧵Two results discussed in a new VoxEU column: (i) why workers stay even when outside jobs pay more; (ii) what happens when pay is set by individual bargaining. Links below.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
sydneec.github.io/Website/CHH_...
sydneec.github.io/Website/CHH_...
sydneec.github.io
August 28, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Reposted by Sydnee Caldwell
Many states ban employers from asking for workers' salary histories, but this doesn’t eliminate gender gaps in hiring—most workers disclose their histories, and their salary expectations, voluntarily. www.upjohn.org/research-hig...
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Employers' negotiating separately with each worker fuels gender pay gap
Women earn 5 percent less than men, on average, at employers that bargain individually
www.upjohn.org
June 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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On average, women earn 5 percent less than men at employers that negotiate wages separately with each newly hired worker: research from @sydneecaldwell.bsky.social‬ , Ingrid Haegele and Jӧrg Heining funded by our Early Career Research Awards program. #ECRA
Employers' negotiating separately with each worker fuels gender pay gap
Women earn 5 percent less than men, on average, at employers that bargain individually
www.upjohn.org
June 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Reposted by Sydnee Caldwell
In this brief from @upjohninstitute.bsky.social, @sydneecaldwell.bsky.social + Ingrid Haegele unpack evidence on wage bargaining in the German context. The authors find that the gender wage gap is 3-6 percentage points higher at firms that bargain with workers👇 #econsky
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April 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
The spring NBER Gender meeting (theme: Women in the Digital World) is tomorrow! Program here: www.nber.org/conferences/...

The conference will be live-streamed on YouTube (www.youtube.com/nbervideos)
Gender in the Economy: Women in the Digital World, Spring 2025
www.nber.org
February 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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🚨 We are hosting the 1st IZA PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics in Bonn (June 12-13, 2025)🚨

🗣️ Keynotes by @sydneecaldwell.bsky.social (UC Berkeley) and Chris Roth (U Cologne)

👉 Submissions (Jan 31) conference.iza.org/PhD_LaborBeh...

Please share and apply!
1st IZA PhD Workshop in Labor and Behavioral Economics
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January 6, 2025 at 4:52 PM
AEA Session on "Inequality Within and Across Firms"
Sat 8 AM, Hilton SF - Union Square 13

Work by (1) Isaac Sorkin (2) @VirginiaMinni, Keiu-Trang Nguyen & Heather Sarsons (3) @EDerenoncourt & @profsheena (4) me, @HaegeleIngrid & Joerg Heining.
January 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Submit your papers for the spring 2025 NBER Gender in the Economy meeting!

The theme is "Women in the Digital World".
Submission Deadline: 12/9/24
Meeting: 2/28/25 in Cambridge

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https://www.nber.org/conferences/gender-economy-spring-2025
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November 21, 2024 at 1:02 AM