This paper analyses the institutional framework for pharmacies in Germany and competition in that sector, which is … characterized by significant competition deficits. Based on our diagnosis and findings the advantages and disadvantages of two …

both increased competition and the enactment of equal treatment laws reduce the gender wage gap. …

We analyze the impact of product market competition on unemployment and wages, and how this depends on labour market … competition. We find that increased product market competition reduces unemployment, and that it does so more in countries with …. We also find that the effect of increased competition on real wages is beneficial to workers, but less so when they have …

This paper analyzes the impact of labor market competition and skill-biased technical change on the structure of … compensation. The model combines multitasking and screening, embedded into a Hotelling-like framework. Competition for the most … perfect competition, the resulting efficiency loss can be much larger than that imposed by a single firm or principal, who …

cooperative and competitive outcomes. Under cooperation or competition with close substitutes, bidders are allocated according to … of product differentiation competition leads to multiple equilibria. Finally, competition with close substitutes sellers …

in international data. More market orientation might be related to gender wage gaps via its effects on competition in …