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Rottenberg and the economics of sport after 50 years : an evaluation
Sloane, Peter J. (contributor) - 2006
. -- sport ; monopsony ; monopoly power …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003339770
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Competition vs. monopoly in the religious marketplace : Judaism in the United States and Israel
Chiswick, Carmel Ullman - 2013
ideas. The "Sacred Canopy" paradigm views it necessary for social stability to grant monopoly power to an official state …. Judaism in Israel illustrates the outcome in a monopoly experiencing potential competition, possibly leading to an oligopoly … structure. -- religion ; religious marketplace ; new paradigm ; monopoly ; competition ; Judaism …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009699440
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Labor market concentration
Azar, José; Marinescu, Ioana; Steinbaum, Marshall - 2017
A product market is concentrated when a few firms dominate the market. Similarly, a labor market is concentrated when a few firms dominate hiring in the market. Using data from the leading employment website CareerBuilder.com, we calculate labor market concentration for over 8,000...
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A survey of the economics of Fair Trade
Dammert, Ana C.; Mohan, Sarah - 2014
Fair Trade has spread in developing countries as an initiative aimed at lifting poor smallholder farmers out of poverty by providing them with premium prices, availability of credit, and improved community development and social goods. Fair Trade is also viewed as a niche market for high value...
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Concentration in US labor markets : evidence from online vacancy data
Azar, José; Marinescu, Ioana; Steinbaum, Marshall; … - 2018
Using data on the near-universe of online US job vacancies collected by Burning Glass Technologies in 2016, we calculate labor market concentration using the Herfindahl-Hirschman index (HHI) for each commuting zone by 6-digit SOC occupation. The average market has an HHI of 3,953, or the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011810153
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Middlemen, non-profits, and poverty
Chau, Nancy H.; Goto, Hideaki; Kanbur, Ravi - 2009
In many markets in developing countries, especially in remote areas, middlemen are thought to earn excessive profits. Non-profits come in to counter what is seen as middlemen's market power, and rich country consumers pay a "fair-trade" premium for products marketed by such non-profits. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003897511
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Inequality and market concentration, when shareholding is more skewed than consumption
Gans, Joshua; Leigh, Andrew; Schmalz, Martin C.; … - 2018
Economic theory suggests that monopoly prices hurt consumers but benefit shareholders. But in a world where individuals …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011958679
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Policies to promote growth and economic efficiency in Mexico
Arias, Javier; Azuara, Oliver; Bernal, Pedro; Heckman, … - 2010
This paper discusses the problems facing the Mexican economy. It operates under a heavy burden of monopoly and … heavy burden of monopoly and regulation. We find little evidence that the introduction of social protection programs for …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003939090
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Distribution and growth in an economy with limited needs
Saint-Paul, Gilles - 2001
increases utility. It is assumed that each variety is owned by a monopoly. Workers can specialize in material goods production … bliss point can only be made better-off by an increase in diversity. If wages are set by monopoly unions rather than set …
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The cyclical behaviour of employers' monopsony power and workers' wages
Hirsch, Boris; Jahn, Elke J.; Schnabel, Claus - 2013
This paper investigates the behaviour of employers' monopsony power and workers' wages over the business cycle. Using German administrative linked employer-employee data for the years 1985-2010 and an estimation framework based on duration models, we construct a time series of the firm-level...
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