We develop a model of size-based market power in a frictional labour market. In the
canonical search environment, competition for workers is encoded in outside options. In our …

We analyze how the legal enforceability of noncompete agreements (NCAs) affects labor
markets. Using newly-constructed panel data, we find that higher NCA enforceability …

ABSTRACT A weakening of labor protection policies is often invoked as one cause of
observed monopsony power and the decline in labor's share of income, but little evidence …

Worker mobility and wages have declined in the United States amid rising employer market
power. I propose a theory of the labor market in which a decrease in employer competition …

While the labor market implications of mergers have historically been ignored, recent actions
by the Department of Justice (DOJ) place buyer market power (ie, monopsony) at the …

We study the importance of spatial firm sorting for inequality both between and within local
labor markets. We develop a novel model of spatial firm sorting, in which heterogeneous …

Firms vary in their production processes, leading to different occupational skill requirements,
and they employ workers with varying skill levels. The sorting of workers with heterogeneous …

We estimate the labor market power of over 13,000 manufacturing establishments across 82
low and middle-income countries around the world. Within local labor markets, larger and …

Artikeln presenterar och diskuterar den snabbväxande forskningen om arbetsgivares
lönesättarmakt. Den här monopsonin är utbredd och påtaglig på västvärldens …

I study inequality in job values, both in terms of wages and non-wage values, in Austria over
the period 1996 to 2011. I show that differences in non-wage job value between firms are …