residential areas are more likely to report discrimination because of their ethnic background. This applies to both segregated … most neighbors are immigrants from other countries of origin. The results suggest that housing discrimination rather than …

This paper brings together the modern literatures on monopsony power and labor unions by empirically examining the …

Does competition in the labor market affect wage inequality? Standard textbook monopsony models predict that lower …

This paper studies the implications of monopsony power for optimal income taxation and welfare. Firms observe workers …’ abilities while the government does not and monopsony power determines what share of the labor market surplus is translated into … profits. Monopsony power increases the tax incidence that falls on firms. This makes labor income taxes less (more) effective …

This paper studies the implications of monopsony power for optimal income taxation and welfare. Firms observe workers …’ abilities while the government does not and monopsony power determines what share of the labor market surplus is translated into … profits. Monopsony power increases the tax incidence that falls on firms. This makes labor income taxes less (more) effective …

We empirically test the relationship between hiring discrimination and labour market tightness at the level of the …

or productivity, a discrimination equilibrium exists in which a group of majority workers are paid higher wages than a … group of minority workers. Third, minimum wages can reduce such discrimination and increase employment. We discuss how these …