Alexander Hijzen

Many thanks to our co-authors :
@marcogpalladino.bsky.social, @bertheau.bsky.social, @astridkunze.bsky.social, @cesarbarreto.bsky.social, @dgulumser.bsky.social, @martalachowska.bsky.social, @ansolassen.bsky.social, @salvatorelattanzio.bsky.social, @oskarnskans.bsky.social

Yesterday our column “The gender wage gap and what firms have to do with it” was published at EU VOX | CEPR.

Read it here: share.google/NOefC0E5aJrb...

Full paper: urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi-f...

SI 2025 Labor Studies

Upjohn Institute's @martalachowska.bsky.social ’s paper will be presented at the @nberpubs Summer Institute 2025 Labor Studies conference in Cambridge, MA., on 7/22. The findings are based on “Firms and the Gender Wage Gap: A Comparison of Eleven Countries.” Conference runs 7/21–23.
#NBER #econsky

Disrupted or displaced? How AI is shaking up jobs New technology is starting to have a profound effect on work and employment

www.ft.com/content/5009...

The real threat to American prosperity Nobel-winning economist Daron Acemoglu on trade wars, tech industry hubris — and how loss of faith in US institutions could spiral

Great article by Daron Acemoglu in the FT:
www.ft.com/content/4e3f...

How flawed data is leaving the UK in the dark Trouble at the Office for National Statistics means policymakers cannot rely on key economic numbers, including on employment

Big piece on how the UK is not getting the data it needs and how this is affecting policymaking. A key issue seems to be that the shift from surveys to admin data has not worked well as govt departments have not allowed the ONS access to the data it needs
on.ft.com/3WSCN6h

Excellent visualization of a dreadful set of facts.

📢#cfp for the @iza_bonn @UniLeiden @OECD Workshop: "Recent Advances in Labor Economics Using Linked Employer-Employee Data" 22-23 May in the Hague.
Keynote: @KSalvanes
Organizers: Jordy Meekes, Pierre Cahuc & Alexander Hijzen
Apply by 14 February: conference.iza.org/IZA_OECD_202...

🧵 1/3 - Released today, fascinating new #OECD working paper on low-wage employment in #France 🇫🇷

Using linked employer-employee data, survey data, and tax-ben modelling, it shows:

1) France's high minimum wage leads to a broad coverage and compresses the wage distribution;

doi.org/10.1787/8253...

🚨Call for Papers: IZA/Leiden University/OECD Workshop “Recent Advances in Labor Economics Using Linked Employer-Employee Data”

May 22, 2025 - May 23, 2025, The Hague, The Netherlands

Submission Deadline: February 14, 2025

📄Full details here: legacy.iza.org/conference_f...

Economist(s) / Policy Analyst(s) Company Description: The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation of 38 member countries that works to build better policies for better lives. Our...

🚨 We are hiring!

The #OECD is looking to hire one or several Economists / Policy Analysts to work on labour market and social policy, including on #inequalities.

The vacancy is open until 3 January 2025.

Please spread the word, retweet and apply! #EconSky

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Why the public doesn’t buy the idea of a ‘green jobs’ bonanza People understand that transitions are hard — politicians need to as well

Nice article in the FT on the challenges to the green transition citing our work on job displacement #LinkEED2
www.ft.com/content/2d00...

Big thanks to thank Marco Palladino, Cesar Barreto, Antoine Bertheau, Dogan Gülümser, @ansolassen.bsky.social, Balazs Muraközy, @oskarskans.bsky.social for their collaboration.

LinkEED 2.0 The objective of LinkEED 2.0 is to enhance our understanding of the role of policies in inclusive growth through innovative analytical work based on the use of linked employer-employee data in differe...

An academic version with extended country coverage will follow soon. For more information please visit: www.oecd.org/en/about/pro...

3. Cross-country differences in the importance of bargaining and discrimination in the gender wage gap reflect differential wage-setting within firms and the scope for doing so due to the presence of persistent rents.

2. The role of bargaining and discrimination in the gender wage gap is more important in high-wage firms.

1. Bargaining and discrimination account for about 15 % of the gender wage gap in the countries analysed or 2 about percentage points.

🚨Out now: Our new OECD working paper on the gender wage gap and the role of bargaining and discrimination.
📄Read now: doi.org/10.1787/1fd6...