Michael R. Ransom

Research Fellow

Brigham Young University

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Michael Ransom completed his Ph. D. in Economics at Princeton University in 1983. He began his career at the University of Arizona. He is currently Professor of Economics at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, where he has taught since 1988. He has also taught at Princeton University as a visiting professor. He currently serves on the editorial board of Contemporary Economic Policy. He formerly served on the editorial boards of American Economic Review and Economic Inquiry.

His recent research examines a variety of topics, including male/female differences in labor market outcomes, monopsony in the labor market, retirement savings, and issues related to the academic labor market.

He joined IZA as a Research Fellow in November 2003.

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IZA Publications

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14872
Monopsony in the Labor Market: New Empirical Results and New Public Policies
Orley Ashenfelter, David Card, Henry S Farber, Michael R. Ransom
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11110
Do High School Sports Build or Reveal Character?
Michael R. Ransom, Tyler Ransom
published in: Economics of Education Review, 2018, 64 (1), 75-89
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10193
The Changing Occupational Distribution by College Major
Michael R. Ransom, Aaron Phipps
published in: Research in Labor Economics, 2017, 45, 129-171
IZA Discussion Paper No. 7001
Movin' on Up: Hierarchical Occupational Segmentation and Gender Wage Gaps
Dina Shatnawi, Ronald L. Oaxaca, Michael R. Ransom
published in: Journal of Economic Inequality, 2014, 12(3), 315-338.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 6960
Fame and the Fortune of Academic Economists: How the Market Rewards Influential Research in Economics
Christiana E. Hilmer, Michael J. Hilmer, Michael R. Ransom
revised version published in: Southern Economic Journal, 2015, 82(2), 430–452
IZA Discussion Paper No. 5437
Manager Ethnicity and Employment Segregation
Laura Giuliano, Michael R. Ransom
published in Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 2013, 66 (2), 346-379.
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4915
Modern Models of Monopsony in Labor Markets: A Brief Survey
Orley Ashenfelter, Henry S Farber, Michael R. Ransom
published as 'Labor Market Monopsony' in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2010, 28 (4), 203 - 210
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4271
Estimating the Firm's Labor Supply Curve in a "New Monopsony" Framework: School Teachers in Missouri
Michael R. Ransom, David P. Sims
published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2010, 28 (2), 331 - 335
IZA Discussion Paper No. 2939
Pension Plan Characteristics and Framing Effects in Employee Savings Behavior
David Card, Michael R. Ransom
published in: Review of Economics and Statistics, 2011, 93 (1), 228 - 243
IZA Discussion Paper No. 1870
Sex Differences in Pay in a "New Monopsony" Model of the Labor Market
Michael R. Ransom, Ronald L. Oaxaca
published in: Journal of Labor Economics, 2010, 28(2), 267-289
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