Regular biography
Michael Rubens is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of California, Los Angeles. His research focuses on topics related to vertical contracting, monopsony/oligopsony power, and firm productivity. His work has been published in the American Economic Review and the Journal of Political Economy, among other journals. He is also a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research. Rubens holds a Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics from KU Leuven.
Scholar-generated biography
Michael Rubens is an Assistant Professor of Economics at UCLA, specializing in Industrial Organization and Labor Economics. His research explores the intersection of market structure, labor-market power, and productivity. Key topics include oligopsony power, deadweight loss, technology adoption, and the welfare effects of buyer and seller power. His work examines how firms' management practices and technological choices influence labor markets and productivity. Rubens' research also investigates the role of factor price markdowns in production models and the dynamics of labor-market collusion. His publications highlight the economic implications of market power on workers and firms.