Arindrajit Dube

Arindrajit Dube

Provost Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Arindrajit (Arin) Dube is the provost professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a research fellow at the Institute for Labor in Germany. He has testified before Congress, consulted with the U.K. government, provided counsel to many state legislatures, and is invited to speak about his research around the world. Dube consistently publishes in top economics journals, including the Quarterly Journal of Economics, American Economic Review, Review of Economics and Statistics, and American Economic Journal. He has written opinion pieces for the New York Times and the Washington Post, and has been interviewed extensively on radio and television programs.

Book cover of "The Wage Standard" by Arindrajit Dube, featuring blue steps forming an upward arrow and highlighting key labor market issues and solutions through the wage standard.
In this excerpt from The Wage Standard, Arindrajit Dube explains how "monopsony" gives some employers the power to set wages below competitive levels.