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Brian William Sloboda

University of Maryland, Global Campus

Brian W. Sloboda is an economist at the U.S. Department of Labor and a faculty member at the University of Maryland, Global Campus, where he teaches economics and finance. He also teaches at Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C. His research focuses on regional economics, economic growth, and labor economics, with avocational research interests in finance and presidential election forecasting models. He serves as a committee member of the Federal Forecasters Consortium (FFC), a board member of the Pennsylvania Economics Association, and a member of the editorial board of the Pennsylvania Economic Review. Dr. Sloboda is the former president of the Society of Government Economists (SGE) and is now its executive director. He is currently an assistant editor for the Journal of Economics and a senior social science editor for the European Scientific Journal. Additionally, he serves as a book review editor for the Review of Regional Studies.

2books edited

2chapters authored

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Applied and Theoretical Econometrics and Financial Crises explores the intersection of econometric methods and the dynamics of financial crises. This volume combines rigorous theoretical approaches with real-world applications to examine how econometric models can be used to analyze, predict, and understand the causes and consequences of financial instability. It addresses issues such as structural breaks, non-linear modeling, and volatility dynamics, providing tools to interpret complex financial data and inform strategic decision-making in times of market volatility. This book is ideal for graduate students, researchers in economics and finance, and policy analysts at nonprofit organizations and government agencies, offering insights into model specification, structural breaks, volatility modelling, and crisis forecasting in both historical and contemporary contexts.

Applied and Theoretical Econometrics and Financial Crises

Applied and Theoretical Econometrics and Financial Crises

Edited by Brian Sloboda

Books edited

Econometrics

Econometrics

Edited by Brian Sloboda

Chapters authored

The Gender Differences in Pay in Monopsonistic Labor Markets: Could Market Frictions Explain These Differences?

By Brian William Sloboda

Monopsony has gained new momentum in recent years as a potential factor influencing gender-related outcomes in the workplace. This chapter provides a comparative analysis of monopsony in the context of labor markets and examines its implications for gender disparities. Monopsonistic power, exercised by employers in monopsonistic labor markets, can affect women’s labor market outcomes through various channels, including wage setting, labor mobility, occupational segregation, and job quality. Evidence suggests that monopsony power can contribute to gender-based wage discrimination, as employers can suppress wages below competitive levels. Moreover, monopsony can exacerbate occupational segregation, concentrating women in low-wage jobs. A growing body of literature shows that market frictions in labor markets refer to obstacles or inefficiencies that prevent the labor market from operating equitably and could affect the elasticity of labor supply. For women, these market frictions can manifest in several ways, e.g., caregiving responsibilities and being a trailing spouse. These market frictions create barriers that hinder achieving equal opportunities and outcomes compared to men. In other words, understanding the relationship between monopsony and gender is crucial for policymakers to promote effective policies and interventions for gender equality in the labor market.

Part of the book: Gender Economics and Gender Pay Gap

Introductory Chapter: Boom-Bust Cycles, the Chronic Disease that Plagues World Economy

By Chee-Heong Quah and Brian William Sloboda

Part of the book: Applied and Theoretical Econometrics and Financial Crises

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