explain them. We then describe a theoretical framework of endogenous markups, innovation, and competition that can potentially …

number of agents because competition reduces the agents' informational monopoly power. However, this environment also … tendency to choose more 'generous' (and more efficient) contract menus over time. We find that competition leads to a … substantially higher probability of trade, and that, overall, competition between agents generates the most efficient outcomes. …

addressed by alternative theories. In this survey, we focus on four important aspects, namely: (i) the role of competition and …

We devise an experiment to explore the effect of different degrees of competition on optimal contracts in a hidden … principals. We first show theoretically how these different degrees of competition affect outcomes and efficiency. Informational … relative number of agents because competition reduces the agents' informational monopoly power. However, this environment also …