The Institute for Employment Research (IAB) is pleased to announce our 2nd workshop on imperfect competition in the labor market. Studies addressing one of the following topics from a theoretical and/or empirical perspective are particularly welcome for presentation at the workshop:
- Models of monopsonistic and oligopsonistic competition
- Quantifying the elasticity of labor supply to the firm
- The role of firms in wage-setting and rent-sharing
- Outside options and wages
- Employment concentration and wages
- Policies to remedy imperfect competition
Date
20.7.2026 - 21.7.2026
Venue
Institute for Employment Research
Regensburger Straße 104
90478 Nürnberg
Room Re100 E10
or online via MS Teams
Keynote speakers
- Sydnee Caldwell, University of California, Berkeley
- José Azar, University of Navarra
Scientific committee
David Card (UC Berkeley), Gökay Demir (IAB), Boris Hirsch (University of Lüneburg), Elke Jahn (IAB and University of Bayreuth), Alan Manning (London School of Economics and Political Science), Michael Oberfichtner (IAB and University of Erlangen-Nuremberg), Uta Schönberg (University of Hong Kong and IAB), Todd Sorensen (UC Riverside)
Conference fee and traveling Costs
There will be no conference fee for presenters of accepted papers. Participants are expected to cover their travel expenses.
Registration
Please find registration and programme on eveeno-homepage