in international data. More market orientation might be related to gender wage gaps via its effects on competition in … product and labor markets and the general absence of regulation in the economy. The first approach employs meta-analysis data …

In this paper we study how promoting product market competition by reducing mark-ups or by increasing productivity are …

, inequality is highly responsive to the increase in product market competition triggered by domestic regulatory reform. …

This paper presents a novel method for estimating the likely welfare effects of competition reforms for both current … consumers are more likely to reap the benefits of greater competition. This method represents a powerful tool for supporting the … analysis of competition reforms in developing countries, particularly in sectors known for excluding significant segments of …

contributions to the latter's decisions. Both a shift from national to international regulation and a decrease in trade costs …

regulation for some goods. I provide sufficient conditions for deregulation, i.e. a general reduction in price floors, to be … elastic to net post-tax real wages, and hence reduced by taxation. In a setting where preferences are isoelastic, deregulation …

The COVID-19 virus, also known as the coronavirus, is currently spreading around the world. While a growing literature …