We argue that the arrival of immigrants with low reservation wages can strengthen the monopsony power of firms. Firms … in wage premia and employment across the firm pay distribution, during a large immigration wave in Germany. These adverse … effects are not inevitable, and may be ameliorated through policies which constrain firms' monopsony power over migrants. …

We use a simple framework, adopted from general equilibrium search models, to estimate the extent to which monopsony … labor supply predict wage differences that are close to the observed male/female wage differences at the firm. -- monopsony … ; gender ; discrimination …

We use a simple framework, adopted from general equilibrium search models, to estimate the extent to which monopsony …

This article appeals to heterogeneity in workers' non-wage preferences to model taste-based discrimination. Firms hire … both types of workers and pay lower wages to minority workers, whatever their taste for discrimination. A single prejudiced … firm in the market produces a substantial wage gap in all firms. Consequently, discrimination allows unprejudiced firms to …

toward gay men. A one standard deviation increase in taste-discrimination attitudes against gay men decreased their access to … occupations by 9.6%. Furthermore, a one standard deviation increase in statistical-discrimination attitudes against gay men … applicants expressed a higher level of taste- and statistical-discrimination attitudes compared to 2006-2007. A gay rights …

toward gay men. A one standard deviation increase in taste-discrimination attitudes against gay men decreased their access to … occupations by 9.6%. Furthermore, a one standard deviation increase in statistical-discrimination attitudes against gay men … applicants expressed a higher level of taste- and statistical-discrimination attitudes compared to 2006-2007. A gay rights …

monopsony power in the labor market for undocumented workers. Undocumented workers are found to be about 40 percent less …

have monopsony power over undocumented workers because the undocumented may find it costly to participate in the open labor …