We address the question of how lending market competition, measured by the bargaining power of banks, affects the … agency costs of debt finance. It is shown that intensified lending market competition will lead to lower lending rates and … lending market competition will reduce the agency cost of debt financing. Hence, our analysis does not lend support to the …

of the trade union. Intensified product market competition decreases profit sharing, but increases the negotiated base … higher wage elasticity of labor demand. Finally, we show that intensified product market competition does not necessarily …

We address the question of how lending market competition, measured by the bargaining power of banks, affects the … agency costs of debt finance. It is shown that intensified lending market competition will lead to lower lending rates and … lending market competition will reduce the agency cost of debt financing. Hence, our analysis does not lend support to the …