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Simon Mongey

Monetary Advisor · Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Monetary Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis with an adjunct role at the University of Minnesota. Works on labor market power, firm and worker dynamics and wage formation.

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Published Journal of Monetary Economics Published Jul 2025

Merger guidelines for the labor market

David Berger · Thomas Hasenzagl · Kyle Herkenhoff · Simon Mongey · Eric A. Posner

Antitrust review of mergers has historically focused almost entirely on harm to consumers (product-market monopoly), ignoring harm to workers (labor-market monopsony). Following the July 2021 White …

Labor Markets Methodology Inequality Free Read ↗

Published Econometrica Online 1 Jan 2025

Minimum Wages, Efficiency, and Welfare

David Berger · Kyle Herkenhoff · Simon Mongey

Can minimum wages improve welfare through efficiency — by correcting monopsony-driven under-employment — and, if so, by how much? What is the optimal minimum wage, and how much of the welfare gain …

Labor Markets Inequality Public Finance Free Read ↗