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Gregor Jarosch

Gregor Jarosch is an Associate Professor of Economics at Duke University. He was previously an Assistant Professor at Princeton University and Stanford University and obtained a PhD in Economics from the University of Chicago in 2015. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He researches topics at the intersection of macroeconomics and labor economics.
Antitrust and Competition

How Much Harm Can Wage-Fixing Cartels Do?

Axel Gottfries
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.
Labor

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

Axel Gottfries
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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