Simon Jäger
@simonjaeger.bsky.social
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@simonjaeger.bsky.social's new paper in AEA estimates the effects of worker voice on productivity, job quality, and separations. A Finnish reform granting workers representation increased labor productivity and reduced involuntary separations.
Read more: bit.ly/4fmycBe
Read more: bit.ly/4fmycBe
August 2, 2025 at 5:53 AM
@simonjaeger.bsky.social's new paper in AEA estimates the effects of worker voice on productivity, job quality, and separations. A Finnish reform granting workers representation increased labor productivity and reduced involuntary separations.
Read more: bit.ly/4fmycBe
Read more: bit.ly/4fmycBe
What does consulting do? Lots of strongly held views, very limited data to answer the question.
In new NBER paper, Gert Bijnens, @schoefer.bsky.social and I shed light on this question using the first economy-wide data on consulting relationships (based on VAT-based B2B data).
More info👇
In new NBER paper, Gert Bijnens, @schoefer.bsky.social and I shed light on this question using the first economy-wide data on consulting relationships (based on VAT-based B2B data).
More info👇
July 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
What does consulting do? Lots of strongly held views, very limited data to answer the question.
In new NBER paper, Gert Bijnens, @schoefer.bsky.social and I shed light on this question using the first economy-wide data on consulting relationships (based on VAT-based B2B data).
More info👇
In new NBER paper, Gert Bijnens, @schoefer.bsky.social and I shed light on this question using the first economy-wide data on consulting relationships (based on VAT-based B2B data).
More info👇
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Wow, super interesting!
"What Does Consulting Do?" by Gert Bijnens, Simon Jäger, and Benjamin Schoefer.
"...we find positive effects on labor productivity of 3.6% over five years, driven by modest employment reductions alongside stable or growing revenue."
www.nber.org/papers/w34072
"What Does Consulting Do?" by Gert Bijnens, Simon Jäger, and Benjamin Schoefer.
"...we find positive effects on labor productivity of 3.6% over five years, driven by modest employment reductions alongside stable or growing revenue."
www.nber.org/papers/w34072
July 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Wow, super interesting!
"What Does Consulting Do?" by Gert Bijnens, Simon Jäger, and Benjamin Schoefer.
"...we find positive effects on labor productivity of 3.6% over five years, driven by modest employment reductions alongside stable or growing revenue."
www.nber.org/papers/w34072
"What Does Consulting Do?" by Gert Bijnens, Simon Jäger, and Benjamin Schoefer.
"...we find positive effects on labor productivity of 3.6% over five years, driven by modest employment reductions alongside stable or growing revenue."
www.nber.org/papers/w34072
Excited to join @iabnews.bsky.social as a Research Fellow!
IAB is 🇩🇪's leading labor market research institution and a pioneer in making research data accessible. Their work has transformed our understanding of labor markets. Looking forward to contributing to their mission! iab.de/en/fellows/p...
IAB is 🇩🇪's leading labor market research institution and a pioneer in making research data accessible. Their work has transformed our understanding of labor markets. Looking forward to contributing to their mission! iab.de/en/fellows/p...
Professor Simon Jäger, Ph.D. - IAB - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung
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July 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Excited to join @iabnews.bsky.social as a Research Fellow!
IAB is 🇩🇪's leading labor market research institution and a pioneer in making research data accessible. Their work has transformed our understanding of labor markets. Looking forward to contributing to their mission! iab.de/en/fellows/p...
IAB is 🇩🇪's leading labor market research institution and a pioneer in making research data accessible. Their work has transformed our understanding of labor markets. Looking forward to contributing to their mission! iab.de/en/fellows/p...
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Very excited that our paper (joint with Jarkko Harju and @schoefer.bsky.social) on "Voice at Work" is published in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. We study what happened when workers in Finnish firms got a right to worker voice on the corporate board. 👇
July 11, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Very excited that our paper (joint with Jarkko Harju and @schoefer.bsky.social) on "Voice at Work" is published in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. We study what happened when workers in Finnish firms got a right to worker voice on the corporate board. 👇
July 11, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Very excited that our paper (joint with Jarkko Harju and @schoefer.bsky.social) on "Voice at Work" is published in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. We study what happened when workers in Finnish firms got a right to worker voice on the corporate board. 👇
Interview in @lemonde.fr about the structural shifts challenging the 🇩🇪 model of industrial relations. If you’re interested, please check the link below.
Thanks to @cecileboutelet.bsky.social for the conversation! Follow her for a new perspective on the 🇩🇪 economy.
www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...
Thanks to @cecileboutelet.bsky.social for the conversation! Follow her for a new perspective on the 🇩🇪 economy.
www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...
Simon Jäger, économiste : « Il faut se débarrasser de l’idée romantique de l’ouvrier de l’industrie qui serait l’avenir du pays »
Le spécialiste germano-américain de l’économie du travail estime que les syndicats, les seules institutions puissantes où les cols bleus sont représentés aujourd’hui, peuvent jouer un rôle important d...
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June 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Interview in @lemonde.fr about the structural shifts challenging the 🇩🇪 model of industrial relations. If you’re interested, please check the link below.
Thanks to @cecileboutelet.bsky.social for the conversation! Follow her for a new perspective on the 🇩🇪 economy.
www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...
Thanks to @cecileboutelet.bsky.social for the conversation! Follow her for a new perspective on the 🇩🇪 economy.
www.lemonde.fr/economie/art...
Ich freue mich, mit dem hervorragenden Team am @zentrum-neue-sozialpolitik.org als Senior Fellow evidenzbasierte Analysen in anwendungsorientierte Beiträge zur politischen Debatte zu übersetzen. Herzlichen Dank für die Einladung, liebes Zentrum für neue Sozialpolitik!
Top-Ökonom kommt ans ZSP❗
Der international renommierte Arbeitsmarktforscher @simonjaeger.bsky.social verstärkt ab Juni 2025 das Zentrum für neue Sozialpolitik als Senior Fellow: zentrum-neue-sozialpolitik.org/senior-fello...
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Der international renommierte Arbeitsmarktforscher @simonjaeger.bsky.social verstärkt ab Juni 2025 das Zentrum für neue Sozialpolitik als Senior Fellow: zentrum-neue-sozialpolitik.org/senior-fello...
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Foto: David Degner
June 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Ich freue mich, mit dem hervorragenden Team am @zentrum-neue-sozialpolitik.org als Senior Fellow evidenzbasierte Analysen in anwendungsorientierte Beiträge zur politischen Debatte zu übersetzen. Herzlichen Dank für die Einladung, liebes Zentrum für neue Sozialpolitik!
In der morgigen Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung spreche ich mit Stefanie Diemand über den Koalitionsvertrag und die wirtschafts- und arbeitsmarktpolitischen Herausforderungen der neuen Bundesregierung, u.a. Sondervermögen, Wochenarbeitszeit, Steuerbefreiung für Überstunden und Mindestlohn.
May 10, 2025 at 3:50 PM
In der morgigen Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung spreche ich mit Stefanie Diemand über den Koalitionsvertrag und die wirtschafts- und arbeitsmarktpolitischen Herausforderungen der neuen Bundesregierung, u.a. Sondervermögen, Wochenarbeitszeit, Steuerbefreiung für Überstunden und Mindestlohn.
Im @zdfde.bsky.social wird heute die Kurzarbeit in Deutschland thematisiert. Im Gespräch mit Valerie Haller habe ich Einschätzungen zur Kurzarbeit im aktuellen Arbeitsmarkt- und Wirtschaftsumfeld diskutiert. Heute Abend im heute journal und hier in Zusammenfassung.
www.zdf.de/nachrichten/...
www.zdf.de/nachrichten/...
Kurzarbeit in der Strukturkrise: Fluch oder Segen?
Kurzarbeit hat in der Corona-Pandemie Arbeitsplätze gerettet. Doch in der aktuellen Strukturkrise sehen Experten das Erfolgsmodell kritisch.
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March 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Im @zdfde.bsky.social wird heute die Kurzarbeit in Deutschland thematisiert. Im Gespräch mit Valerie Haller habe ich Einschätzungen zur Kurzarbeit im aktuellen Arbeitsmarkt- und Wirtschaftsumfeld diskutiert. Heute Abend im heute journal und hier in Zusammenfassung.
www.zdf.de/nachrichten/...
www.zdf.de/nachrichten/...
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Stunning piece of work!
How do unions and collective bargaining work around the world? And how do they affect the wage structure?
A new paper with Suresh Naidu and Benjamin Schoefer
@schoefer.bsky.social out NBER WP today and prepared for the Handbook of Labor Economics.
Thread below. 👇
A new paper with Suresh Naidu and Benjamin Schoefer
@schoefer.bsky.social out NBER WP today and prepared for the Handbook of Labor Economics.
Thread below. 👇
March 10, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Stunning piece of work!
How do unions and collective bargaining work around the world? And how do they affect the wage structure?
A new paper with Suresh Naidu and Benjamin Schoefer
@schoefer.bsky.social out NBER WP today and prepared for the Handbook of Labor Economics.
Thread below. 👇
A new paper with Suresh Naidu and Benjamin Schoefer
@schoefer.bsky.social out NBER WP today and prepared for the Handbook of Labor Economics.
Thread below. 👇
December 24, 2024 at 8:14 AM
How do unions and collective bargaining work around the world? And how do they affect the wage structure?
A new paper with Suresh Naidu and Benjamin Schoefer
@schoefer.bsky.social out NBER WP today and prepared for the Handbook of Labor Economics.
Thread below. 👇
A new paper with Suresh Naidu and Benjamin Schoefer
@schoefer.bsky.social out NBER WP today and prepared for the Handbook of Labor Economics.
Thread below. 👇
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Fascinating new paper by @simonjaeger.bsky.social, Suresh Naidu, and @schoefer.bsky.social!
www.nber.org/papers/w33267
www.nber.org/papers/w33267
Collective Bargaining, Unions, and the Wage Structure: An International Perspective
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
December 23, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Fascinating new paper by @simonjaeger.bsky.social, Suresh Naidu, and @schoefer.bsky.social!
www.nber.org/papers/w33267
www.nber.org/papers/w33267
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Don't miss this enormous overview of collective bargaining literature and institutions + a model of how unions shape wages applied to 26 countries! My final pre-doc RA'ed project is finally out - including a little preview of something that I've been working on :)
www.nber.org/papers/w3326...
www.nber.org/papers/w3326...
Collective Bargaining, Unions, and the Wage Structure: An International Perspective
Founded in 1920, the NBER is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to conducting economic research and to disseminating research findings among academics, public policy makers, an...
www.nber.org
December 23, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Don't miss this enormous overview of collective bargaining literature and institutions + a model of how unions shape wages applied to 26 countries! My final pre-doc RA'ed project is finally out - including a little preview of something that I've been working on :)
www.nber.org/papers/w3326...
www.nber.org/papers/w3326...
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New paper
w/ @simonjaeger.bsky.social & Suresh Naidu
An attempt at an account of how unions/collective bargaining work and shape wages, across various international settings.
In prep for Handbook of Labor => please email us any feedback!
www.nber.org/papers/w33267
eml.berkeley.edu/~schoefer/sc...
w/ @simonjaeger.bsky.social & Suresh Naidu
An attempt at an account of how unions/collective bargaining work and shape wages, across various international settings.
In prep for Handbook of Labor => please email us any feedback!
www.nber.org/papers/w33267
eml.berkeley.edu/~schoefer/sc...
December 23, 2024 at 10:36 PM
New paper
w/ @simonjaeger.bsky.social & Suresh Naidu
An attempt at an account of how unions/collective bargaining work and shape wages, across various international settings.
In prep for Handbook of Labor => please email us any feedback!
www.nber.org/papers/w33267
eml.berkeley.edu/~schoefer/sc...
w/ @simonjaeger.bsky.social & Suresh Naidu
An attempt at an account of how unions/collective bargaining work and shape wages, across various international settings.
In prep for Handbook of Labor => please email us any feedback!
www.nber.org/papers/w33267
eml.berkeley.edu/~schoefer/sc...
Our paper (w/ Jarkko Harju and @schoefer.bsky.social ) on what happened when Finland introduced a right to worker representation on corporate boards, now in @aeajournals.bsky.social: Applied. 👇
Forthcoming in AEJ: Applied Economics: "Voice at Work" by Jarkko Harju, Simon Jäger, and Benjamin Schoefer. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Voice at Work
(Forthcoming Article) - We estimate the effects of worker voice on productivity, job quality, and separations. We study the 1991 introduction of a right to worker representation on boards or advisory ...
www.aeaweb.org
December 21, 2024 at 5:20 PM
Our paper (w/ Jarkko Harju and @schoefer.bsky.social ) on what happened when Finland introduced a right to worker representation on corporate boards, now in @aeajournals.bsky.social: Applied. 👇
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Wir haben geredet:
@christian-bayer.bsky.social @holgi.bsky.social und ich bei
Wrint über Kurzarbeit (featuring @simonjaeger.bsky.social und
@mokuhn.bsky.social ) Krypto und Wahlprogramme (und das US Gesundheitssystem). Viel Spaß beim Zuhören!
wrint.de/2024/12/21/k...
@christian-bayer.bsky.social @holgi.bsky.social und ich bei
Wrint über Kurzarbeit (featuring @simonjaeger.bsky.social und
@mokuhn.bsky.social ) Krypto und Wahlprogramme (und das US Gesundheitssystem). Viel Spaß beim Zuhören!
wrint.de/2024/12/21/k...
Kurzarbeit, Krypto, Wahlprogramme (Mit Christian Bayer und Rüdiger Bachmann) – WRINT: Wer redet ist nicht tot
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December 21, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Wir haben geredet:
@christian-bayer.bsky.social @holgi.bsky.social und ich bei
Wrint über Kurzarbeit (featuring @simonjaeger.bsky.social und
@mokuhn.bsky.social ) Krypto und Wahlprogramme (und das US Gesundheitssystem). Viel Spaß beim Zuhören!
wrint.de/2024/12/21/k...
@christian-bayer.bsky.social @holgi.bsky.social und ich bei
Wrint über Kurzarbeit (featuring @simonjaeger.bsky.social und
@mokuhn.bsky.social ) Krypto und Wahlprogramme (und das US Gesundheitssystem). Viel Spaß beim Zuhören!
wrint.de/2024/12/21/k...
Reposted by Simon Jäger
Forthcoming in AEJ: Applied Economics: "Voice at Work" by Jarkko Harju, Simon Jäger, and Benjamin Schoefer. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Voice at Work
(Forthcoming Article) - We estimate the effects of worker voice on productivity, job quality, and separations. We study the 1991 introduction of a right to worker representation on boards or advisory ...
www.aeaweb.org
December 6, 2024 at 5:06 PM
Forthcoming in AEJ: Applied Economics: "Voice at Work" by Jarkko Harju, Simon Jäger, and Benjamin Schoefer. www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=...
Das BMAS plant, die Bezugsdauer des Kurzarbeitergelds (KUG) zu verdoppeln. @jopennekamp.bsky.social nimmt unsere Forschungsergebnisse (mit Brinkmann, @mokuhn.bsky.social, Saidi, Wolter) auf, um Reform und Rolle des KUG in Transformation einzuordnen. @faznet.bsky.social
www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt...
www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt...
Regierung verlängert Anspruch auf Kurzarbeitergeld auf 24 Monate
Die Arbeitslosigkeit steigt, der Arbeitsminister greift zum Kriseninstrument der Pandemie. Aber rettet das Kurzarbeitergeld überhaupt viele Jobs? Forscher sagen: Nein.
www.faz.net
December 14, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Das BMAS plant, die Bezugsdauer des Kurzarbeitergelds (KUG) zu verdoppeln. @jopennekamp.bsky.social nimmt unsere Forschungsergebnisse (mit Brinkmann, @mokuhn.bsky.social, Saidi, Wolter) auf, um Reform und Rolle des KUG in Transformation einzuordnen. @faznet.bsky.social
www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt...
www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt...
Ein hervorragendes Interview in der @faznet.bsky.social von @jopennekamp.bsky.social mit @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, der heute den Nobelpreis erhält. Spannende Einschätzungen zur Zukunft liberaler Demokratien und zum 🇩🇪 Modell, z.B. zur Mitbestimmung. www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt...
Daron Acemoglu erhält am Dienstag den Wirtschaftsnobelpreis: Ein Interview
Die liberalen Demokratien haben in ihrer jetzigen Verfassung keine Zukunft, sagt Daron Acemoğlu, der heute den Wirtschaftsnobelpreis erhält. Er warnt vor Trump, einem Kryptocrash – und hat für Deutsch...
www.faz.net
December 10, 2024 at 11:24 AM
Ein hervorragendes Interview in der @faznet.bsky.social von @jopennekamp.bsky.social mit @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, der heute den Nobelpreis erhält. Spannende Einschätzungen zur Zukunft liberaler Demokratien und zum 🇩🇪 Modell, z.B. zur Mitbestimmung. www.faz.net/aktuell/wirt...
I'm honored that @wirtschaftswoche.bsky.social has included me in their list of "Germany’s 30 until 2030". When I first saw the title, I thought they’d gotten my age wrong—turns out it’s not *that* kind of list! Their initiative highlights optimism and innovation in 🇩🇪! Congrats to all awardees!
December 9, 2024 at 9:00 PM
I'm honored that @wirtschaftswoche.bsky.social has included me in their list of "Germany’s 30 until 2030". When I first saw the title, I thought they’d gotten my age wrong—turns out it’s not *that* kind of list! Their initiative highlights optimism and innovation in 🇩🇪! Congrats to all awardees!
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Hello #EconSky!
📢Excited to share my #JMP 📢
It provides a missing piece to understand how people react to income taxation.
Tldr: By changing tax pre-payments governments can - with almost no costs - increase perceived work incentives of secondary earners and reduce the gender gap.
Thread below👇🧵
📢Excited to share my #JMP 📢
It provides a missing piece to understand how people react to income taxation.
Tldr: By changing tax pre-payments governments can - with almost no costs - increase perceived work incentives of secondary earners and reduce the gender gap.
Thread below👇🧵
November 23, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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New from @simonjaeger.bsky.social Christopher Roth, Nina Roussille & Benjamin Schoefer:
"Worker Beliefs About Outside Options"
Standard models of the labor market assume that workers have accurate beliefs about the differences in wages across firms, but this assumption remains broadly untested.
"Worker Beliefs About Outside Options"
Standard models of the labor market assume that workers have accurate beliefs about the differences in wages across firms, but this assumption remains broadly untested.
November 20, 2024 at 11:55 AM
New from @simonjaeger.bsky.social Christopher Roth, Nina Roussille & Benjamin Schoefer:
"Worker Beliefs About Outside Options"
Standard models of the labor market assume that workers have accurate beliefs about the differences in wages across firms, but this assumption remains broadly untested.
"Worker Beliefs About Outside Options"
Standard models of the labor market assume that workers have accurate beliefs about the differences in wages across firms, but this assumption remains broadly untested.
Reposted by Simon Jäger
Simon Jäger (@simonjaeger.bsky.social), Christopher Roth, Nina Roussille, Benjamin Schoefer (@schoefer.bsky.social) summarise their wonderfully insightful @qjeharvard.bsky.social paper, "Worker Beliefs about Outside Options".
microeconomicinsights.org/worker-belie...
microeconomicinsights.org/worker-belie...
Worker Beliefs About Outside Options | Microeconomic Insights
Firms differ substantially in the wages they pay to similar workers. Standard models of the labor market assume that workers have accurate beliefs about the differences in wages across firms, includin...
microeconomicinsights.org
November 20, 2024 at 11:57 AM
Simon Jäger (@simonjaeger.bsky.social), Christopher Roth, Nina Roussille, Benjamin Schoefer (@schoefer.bsky.social) summarise their wonderfully insightful @qjeharvard.bsky.social paper, "Worker Beliefs about Outside Options".
microeconomicinsights.org/worker-belie...
microeconomicinsights.org/worker-belie...
I'm very excited to join the Department of Economics at Princeton University, with a joint appointment in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs! Very grateful to wonderful mentors, colleagues, students + staff @MIT for an incredible time! Looking forward to the next adventure!
November 2, 2024 at 10:13 AM
I'm very excited to join the Department of Economics at Princeton University, with a joint appointment in the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs! Very grateful to wonderful mentors, colleagues, students + staff @MIT for an incredible time! Looking forward to the next adventure!