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Simon Jäger
@simonjaeger.bsky.social
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Labor Economist | Econ Prof @Princeton https://jaeger.scholar.princeton.edu/
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Princeton Economics @princetonecon.bsky.social · Aug 2
@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
Interior view of a modern building with individuals working. A large poster displays information about a published paper titled "Voice at Work" by Simon Jäger, featured in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.
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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · Jul 31
NBER WP: www.nber.org/papers/w34072

Ungated copy here: jaeger.scholar.princeton.edu/sites/g/file...

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What Does Consulting Do?
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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👇
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Inclusive Productivity Network @prodmon.bsky.social · Jul 28
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
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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · Jul 18
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...
Professor Simon Jäger, Ph.D. - IAB - Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung
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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · Jul 11
#EconSky
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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · Jul 11
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. 👇
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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · Jul 11
The paper is available here: pubs.aeaweb.org/doi/pdfplus/...
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AEA Web - American Economic Journal: Applied Economics - 17(3):271 - Abstract
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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · Jul 11
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. 👇
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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · Jun 18
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.

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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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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · Jun 3
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!
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Zentrum für neue Sozialpolitik @zentrum-neue-sozialpolitik.org · Jun 3
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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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · May 10
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.
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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · Mar 28
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.

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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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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · Mar 10
Thanks for the kind words, Jacob!
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Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · Mar 10
Stunning piece of work!
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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · Dec 24
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. 👇
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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · Dec 24
Paper available here: economics.mit.edu/sites/defaul...

NBER WP here: www.nber.org/papers/w33267

Comments welcome!
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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · Dec 24
Most importantly: phenomenal work by @alexanderbusch.bsky.social on the chapter! 🙏 Alex is a Ph.D. student at MIT Sloan and MIT IWER and has several very cool + independent projects on unions, collective bargaining, strikes, and much more! Follow him for insights on these topics!
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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · Dec 24
We then conduct a harmonized study of collective bargaining coverage, premia, compression, and selection into collective bargaining coverage, drawing on data from the US, Canada and the European Structure of Earnings Survey.
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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · Dec 24
We then take an even deeper dive and describe varieties of industrial relations systems around the world. 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇸🇪🇳🇴🇫🇮🇩🇰🇫🇷🇮🇹🇵🇹🇦🇷🇧🇷🇨🇳🇮🇳🇿🇦
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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · Dec 24
We take a deep dive into the many ways in which different industrial relations systems shape collective bargaining (opening clauses, extensions, wage cushions and much more).
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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · Dec 24
We start with the observation that collective bargaining coverage is *substantially* higher than union membership in many countries (very different from the US). And that across countries, collective bargaining is associated with less wage inequality.
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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · Dec 24
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. 👇
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Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · Dec 23
Fascinating new paper by @simonjaeger.bsky.social, Suresh Naidu, and @schoefer.bsky.social!
www.nber.org/papers/w33267
Collective Bargaining, Unions, and the Wage Structure: An International Perspective
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Alex Busch @alexanderbusch.bsky.social · Dec 23
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...
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...
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Benjamin Schoefer @schoefer.bsky.social · Dec 23
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!
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Simon Jäger @simonjaeger.bsky.social · Dec 21
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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AEA Journals @aeajournals.bsky.social · Dec 6
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 ...
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