market, as measured by international prices, using a representative sample of private French firms. We find that quasi- rents … per worker are only mildly related to the structure of the French product market. The systematic variation in our quasi …-rents is related to international market prices and work force structure, however, producing an estimate of bargaining power …

This paper reviews recent studies on the links between competition, innovation and productivity growth in the long run … health care; and iii) interactions between product- and factor-market competition …. From a long-run perspective, one can see that gains from competition-enhancing regulatory reform are likely to exceed …

theoretical contribution is combining a job matching model with monopolistic competition in the goods market and individual …We consider the dynamic relationship between product market entry regulation and equilibrium unemployment. The main … unemployment during the 1980's and 1990's could be directly attributed to product market deregulation. Under a traditional …