The declining worker power hypothesis: An explanation for the recent evolution of the American economy
A Stansbury, LH Summers - 2020 - nber.org
Rising profitability and market valuations of US businesses, sluggish wage growth and a
declining labor share of income, and reduced unemployment and inflation, have defined the …
declining labor share of income, and reduced unemployment and inflation, have defined the …
Ultimate ownership and bank competition
We document substantial time‐series and cross‐sectional variation in branch‐level deposit
account interest rates, maintenance fees, and fee thresholds, and examine whether variation …
account interest rates, maintenance fees, and fee thresholds, and examine whether variation …
General equilibrium oligopoly and ownership structure
We develop a tractable general equilibrium framework in which firms are large and have
market power with respect to both products and labor, and in which a firm's decisions are …
market power with respect to both products and labor, and in which a firm's decisions are …
Concentration, market power and dynamism in the euro area
MC Cavalleri, A Eliet, P McAdam, F Petroulakis… - 2019 - papers.ssrn.com
We examine the degree of market power in the big four countries of the euro area using
macro and firm-micro data. We focus on three main indicators of market power in and across …
macro and firm-micro data. We focus on three main indicators of market power in and across …
[HTML][HTML] Common ownership, market power, and innovation
X Vives - International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2020 - Elsevier
I examine the effects of overlapping ownership on market power when there are external
effects across firms. This is done in an oligopoly model with cost-reducing innovation with …
effects across firms. This is done in an oligopoly model with cost-reducing innovation with …
Revisiting the anticompetitive effects of common ownership
We use data from the US airline industry to test the hypothesis, consistent with the general
equilibrium oligopoly model of Azar and Vives (forthcoming), that inter-industry common …
equilibrium oligopoly model of Azar and Vives (forthcoming), that inter-industry common …
Product market structure and monetary policy: evidence from the euro area
Monetary policy aims at affecting corporate borrowing by influencing the marginal costs of
firms, but its potency can be conditioned by the degree of market competition. We first …
firms, but its potency can be conditioned by the degree of market competition. We first …
Monetary Policy, Market Power, and SMEs
Monetary policy aims to affect corporate borrowing by influencing the marginal costs of firms,
but its potency can be conditioned by the degree of market competition. We first identify …
but its potency can be conditioned by the degree of market competition. We first identify …
Diversification, common ownership, and strategic incentives
We argue that within-industry investor diversification is directly related to common ownership
incentives (profit loads on rival firms by the manager of a firm) in product markets. Because …
incentives (profit loads on rival firms by the manager of a firm) in product markets. Because …
Labor market power and between-firm wage (in) equality
M Mertens - International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2023 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT I study how labor market power affects firm wage differences using German
manufacturing sector firm-level data (1995-2016). In past decades, labor market power …
manufacturing sector firm-level data (1995-2016). In past decades, labor market power …