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We examine the effect of the minimum wage on restaurant prices. We contribute to both the study of economic impact of the minimum wage and to the micro patterns of price stickiness. For that purpose, we use a unique dataset of individual price quotes collected to calculate the Consumer Price...
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In markets with imperfect information and heterogeneity, the information technology affects the rate at which agents meet, which in turn affects the distribution of production technologies across firms. We show that in models for such markets there are typically multiple equilibria because...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010277304
We provide the first estimates of the extent of common ownership of competing firms in Australia. Combining data on market shares and substantial shareholdings, we calculate the impact of common ownership on effective market concentration. Among firms where we can identify at least one owner, 31...
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The Great Recession, which was preceded by the financial crisis, resulted in higher unemployment and inequality. We propose a simple model where firms producing varieties face labor-market frictions and credit constraints. In the model, tighter credit leads to lower output, lower number of...
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In markets with imperfect information and heterogeneity, the information technology affects the rate at which agents meet, which in turn affects the distribution of production technologies across firms. We show that in models for such markets there are typically multiple equilibria because...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822460
We examine the effect of the minimum wage on restaurant prices. We contribute to both the study of economic impact of the minimum wage and to the micro patterns of price stickiness. For that purpose, we use a unique dataset of individual price quotes collected to calculate the Consumer Price...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005566535
We investigate empirically how sellers react to changes in the population of their consumers, identifying the effects of demand composition and demand size with limited information on costs. We show how pharmacists in Italy selectively increase the price of some products when they observe in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010421153
We investigate empirically how sellers react to changes in the population of their consumers, identifying the effects of demand composition and demand size with limited information on costs. We show how pharmacists in Italy selectively increase the price of some products when they observe in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010959741
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010267488
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005703037