Private labels (or own-brand products) play a prominent role for consumers in their perception of retailers' reputation. In a model where products are experience goods, a retailer has the opportunity to introduce his own store brand, or to sell a branded product. However, the retailer does only...

The relationship between collusion on the product market and the resulting impact on the labour market is ambiguous in non-union models. Considering a dual labour market with qualified and unqualified workers, and taking into account the efficiency effect when employing qualified workers allows...