Simon Jäger
@simonjaeger.bsky.social
Labor Economist | Econ Prof @Princeton
https://jaeger.scholar.princeton.edu/
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Reposted by Simon Jäger
@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
Simon Jäger
@simonjaeger.bsky.social
· Jul 31
What Does Consulting Do?
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...
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NBER WP: www.nber.org/papers/w34072
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Simon Jäger
@simonjaeger.bsky.social
· Jul 31
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👇
Reposted by Simon Jäger
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