On Wednesday, 21 May, RFBerlin welcomes Lorenzo Lagos, Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Brown University, for a seminar. He will present his research on “Union-Specific Rents and Inequality,” based on Brazilian administrative data. The study estimates the wage effects of over 4,800 unions and shows that union-specific rent extraction accounts for a significant share of earnings variation. It also examines how union characteristics relate to rent levels and how unions influence gender and racial wage gaps.
This event is part of the RFBerlin Applied Economics Seminar series, which brings researchers to Berlin to share their work and foster discussion.
Location: RFBerlin Office, Gormannstraße 22, 10119 Berlin
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