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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>Labor Economist | Econ Prof @Princeton&#xA;&#xA;https://jaeger.scholar.princeton.edu/</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/simonjaeger.bsky.social</link><title>@simonjaeger.bsky.social - Simon Jäger</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/simonjaeger.bsky.social/post/3lvbb5w73oc2k</link><description>What does consulting do? Lots of strongly held views, very limited data to answer the question. &#xA;&#xA;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).&#xA;&#xA;More info👇</description><pubDate>31 Jul 2025 13:40 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:spvyoufd2w5txv53wlguotp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvbb5w73oc2k</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/simonjaeger.bsky.social/post/3luamyekjoc2y</link><description>Excited to join @iabnews.bsky.social as a Research Fellow! &#xA;IAB is 🇩🇪&#39;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! https://iab.de/en/fellows/professor-simon-jaeger-ph-d/</description><pubDate>18 Jul 2025 14:13 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:spvyoufd2w5txv53wlguotp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3luamyekjoc2y</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/simonjaeger.bsky.social/post/3ltokkdyazk2u</link><description>Very excited that our paper (joint with Jarkko Harju and ‪@schoefer.bsky.social‬) on &#34;Voice at Work&#34; 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. 👇</description><pubDate>11 Jul 2025 09:42 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:spvyoufd2w5txv53wlguotp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltokkdyazk2u</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/simonjaeger.bsky.social/post/3lrvh5uuwts2o</link><description>Interview in @lemonde.fr about the structural shifts challenging the 🇩🇪 model of industrial relations. If you’re interested, please check the link below. &#xA;&#xA;Thanks to @cecileboutelet.bsky.social for the conversation! Follow her for a new perspective on the 🇩🇪 economy.&#xA;&#xA;https://www.lemonde.fr/economie/article/2025/06/15/simon-jager-economiste-il-faut-se-debarrasser-de-l-idee-romantique-de-l-ouvrier-de-l-industrie-qui-serait-l-avenir-du-pays_6613385_3234.html</description><pubDate>18 Jun 2025 16:40 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:spvyoufd2w5txv53wlguotp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvh5uuwts2o</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/simonjaeger.bsky.social/post/3lqpo7oqvqs2l</link><description>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!&#xA;&#xA;[contains quote post or other embedded content]</description><pubDate>03 Jun 2025 16:05 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:spvyoufd2w5txv53wlguotp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqpo7oqvqs2l</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/simonjaeger.bsky.social/post/3lotc6senbc2b</link><description>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.</description><pubDate>10 May 2025 15:50 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:spvyoufd2w5txv53wlguotp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lotc6senbc2b</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/simonjaeger.bsky.social/post/3llhmpixshs2h</link><description>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.&#xA;&#xA;https://www.zdf.de/nachrichten/wirtschaft/kurzarbeit-corona-strukturkrise-fluch-oder-segen-100.html</description><pubDate>28 Mar 2025 20:10 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:spvyoufd2w5txv53wlguotp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3llhmpixshs2h</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/simonjaeger.bsky.social/post/3ldzystzagk27</link><description>How do unions and collective bargaining work around the world? And how do they affect the wage structure? &#xA;&#xA;A new paper with Suresh Naidu and Benjamin Schoefer &#xA;@schoefer.bsky.social out NBER WP today and prepared for the Handbook of Labor Economics. &#xA;&#xA;Thread below. 👇</description><pubDate>24 Dec 2024 08:13 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:spvyoufd2w5txv53wlguotp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldzystzagk27</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/simonjaeger.bsky.social/post/3ldtfyb6qgc2n</link><description>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. 👇&#xA;&#xA;[contains quote post or other embedded content]</description><pubDate>21 Dec 2024 17:20 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:spvyoufd2w5txv53wlguotp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldtfyb6qgc2n</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/simonjaeger.bsky.social/post/3ldazdm7ac22r</link><description>Das BMAS plant, die Bezugsdauer des Kurzarbeitergelds (KUG) zu verdoppeln. @jopennekamp.bsky.social nimmt unsere Forschungsergebnisse (mit Brinkmann, @mokuhn.bsky.social, Saidi, Wolter) auf, um Reform und Rolle des KUG in Transformation einzuordnen. @faznet.bsky.social &#xA;https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/regierung-verlaengert-anspruch-auf-kurzarbeitergeld-auf-24-monate-110173797.html</description><pubDate>14 Dec 2024 09:46 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:spvyoufd2w5txv53wlguotp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldazdm7ac22r</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/simonjaeger.bsky.social/post/3lcx4xibncs2i</link><description>Ein hervorragendes Interview in der @faznet.bsky.social von @jopennekamp.bsky.social mit @dacemoglumit.bsky.social, der heute den Nobelpreis erhält. Spannende Einschätzungen zur Zukunft liberaler Demokratien und zum 🇩🇪 Modell, z.B. zur Mitbestimmung. https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/wirtschaftswissen/daron-acemoglu-erhaelt-am-dienstag-den-wirtschaftsnobelpreis-ein-interview-110163628.html</description><pubDate>10 Dec 2024 11:24 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:spvyoufd2w5txv53wlguotp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcx4xibncs2i</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/simonjaeger.bsky.social/post/3lcvmnfkmz22e</link><description>I&#39;m honored that @wirtschaftswoche.bsky.social has included me in their list of &#34;Germany’s 30 until 2030&#34;. When I first saw the title, I thought they’d gotten my age wrong—turns out it’s not *that* kind of list! Their initiative highlights optimism and innovation in 🇩🇪! 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Ein paar Eindrücke aus ihrer Forschung zum Arbeitsmarkt (auf deutsch).</description><pubDate>09 Oct 2023 15:31 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:spvyoufd2w5txv53wlguotp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3kbdd6yhhze2c</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/simonjaeger.bsky.social/post/3kb3frtdtfz2t</link><description>Hi everyone, I am a labor economist and will occasionally post about economics, labor markets, inequality, unions, and all things labor. Looking forward to many interactions!</description><pubDate>06 Oct 2023 11:56 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:spvyoufd2w5txv53wlguotp3/app.bsky.feed.post/3kb3frtdtfz2t</guid></item></channel></rss>