competitors. Because workers participate in the returns on investment while only firms bear the costs, investment is inefficiently … low. A binding minimum wage can achieve the first--best level of investment, both in the short run for a given number of … firms and in the long run when the number of firms is endogenous. -- holdup ; investment ; minimum wage …

competitors. Because workers participate in the returns on investment while only firms bear the costs, investment is inefficiently … low. A binding minimum wage can achieve the first-best level of investment, both in the short run for a given number of …

) models, including both oligopoly and monopolistic competition. We emphasize open economy models and applications to …