of enforcement activity by European competition authorities in labor markets relative to the US. While enforcement action … competition enforcement in labor markets. The article identifies sectors and practices that may be scrutinized with priority by … European competition authorities and proposes a mix of enforcement, merger control and well-targeted policy and regulatory …

Previous research shows that firms shroud high add-on prices in competitive markets with naive consumers leading to … inefficiency. We analyze the effects of regulatory intervention via educating naive consumers on equilibrium prices and welfare … pricing strategy of firms. Educating consumers may do more harm than good and should thus only be considered if the regulator …

context scale economies dominated the effects of choice and competition. This points to an often ignored trade-off between … scale and competition. -- school choice ; competition ; school consolidation ; achievement ; economies of scale …

consumers are more likely to reap the benefits of greater competition. This method represents a powerful tool for supporting the …This paper presents a novel method for estimating the likely welfare effects of competition reforms for both current … and new consumers. Using household budget survey data for 2015/16 for Ethiopia and assuming a reform scenario that dilutes …

Credence goods markets are characterized by asymmetric information between sellers and consumers that may give rise to … has little influence, as predicted. Seller competition drives down prices and yields maximal trade, but does not lead to … ; competition …

We study how workers' concern for coworkers' ability (CfCA) affects competition in the labor market. We consider two … also increases firms' competition for high-ability workers. As a result, CfCA benefits high-ability workers but is …