Benjamin Schoefer
Research Fellow
Benjamin Schoefer is an assistant professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley.
His research covers macroeconomics and labor economics. In much of his work, he uses microeconomic data and quasi-experimental variation generated by economic policies to study macroeconomic theories of wage determination and employment adjustment.
He holds B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University. He is affiliated with IZA, NBER, CEPR, and CESifo. He was awarded the 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship.
Benjamin Schoefer joined IZA as a Research Fellow in October 2021.
IZA Publications
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17461
Matthias Mertens, Benjamin Schoefer
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15500
published in: Journal of Economic Perspectives, 2022, 36 (4), 53 - 80
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14963
published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2024, 139 (3), 1505–1556,
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14465
published in: ILR Review, 2022, 75 (4), 857-890.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14163
Jarkko Harju, Simon Jäger, Benjamin Schoefer
revise and resubmit: American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13076
published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2023, 105 (1), 206–216.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12799
published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2021, 136 (2), 669-725.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12127
published in: Review of Economic Studies, 2023, 90 (3), 1265–1303
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11996
published in: Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2020, 135 (4), 1905-1963.
