Seminar: Suresh Naidu (Columbia University)

Hemmerdinger Screening Room, Hunter College Library Room East 706 115 E 68th Street, New York

Find the paper here. Title: Power and Dignity in the Low-Wage Labor Market: Theory and Evidence from Wal-Mart Workers Abstract: We present a survey-based methodology for estimating employer market power and worker valuations of job amenities. We discuss a simple model of a monopsonistic employer choosing wages jointly with non-wage Read more…