Axel Gottfries

Axel Gottfries is a lecturer in the School of Economics at the University of Edinburgh, where he has been employed since completing his PhD at the University of Cambridge in 2018. His research focuses on labor economics and macroeconomics.

How Much Harm Can Wage-Fixing Cartels Do?

In new research, Axel Gottfries and Gregor Jarosch develop a model to understand how wage-fixing cartels operate and show how to gauge the harm they cause to workers.

The FTC’s Proposed Ban on Noncompetes Could Raise Wages by Four Percent

Nearly one in five American workers are affected by noncompete agreements, which prevent workers from working for or creating a rival firm. In new research, Axel Gottfries and Gregor Jarosch estimate that the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed noncompete ban could raise wages by 4%.

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