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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 impact of the menstrual cycle on bargaining behavior
Lozano, Lina; Riedl, Arno; Rott, Christina - 2024
We investigate experimentally how the menstrual cycle affects bargaining behavior and bargaining outcomes of women. Female participants negotiate in an unstructured bilateral bargaining game with asymmetric information about the allocation of a surplus ('pie size'). We find that the menstrual...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014464113
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The economics of college sports : cartel behavior vs. amateurism
Kahn, Lawrence M. (contributor) - 2006
This paper studies intercollegiate athletics in the context of the theory of cartels. Some point to explicit attempts by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) to restrict output and payments for factors of production as evidence of cartel behavior. Others argue that such limits...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003339779
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Common ownership of competing firms: evidence from Australia
Leigh, Andrew; Triggs, Adam - 2021
We provide the first estimates of the extent of common ownership of competing firms in Australia. Combining data on market shares and substantial shareholdings, we calculate the impact of common ownership on effective market concentration. Among firms where we can identify at least one owner, 31...
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Inequality and market concentration : new evidence from Australia
Hotchin, Lachlan; Leigh, Andrew - 2024
Are excessively concentrated markets inequitable as well as inefficient? We explore this issue by analyzing the degree of market concentration in the industries where Australia's wealthiest made their fortunes. Compared with the economy at large, we find that top wealth holders have tended to...
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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 …
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Rottenberg and the economics of sport after 50 years : an evaluation
Sloane, Peter J. (contributor) - 2006
. -- sport ; monopsony ; monopoly power …
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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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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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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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