Shaping markets through competition and economic regulation is at the heart of addressing the development challenges facing countries in southern Africa. The contributors to Competition Law and Economic Regulation: Addressing Market Power in southern Africa critically assess the efficacy of the...

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Income inequality in the United States is on the rise. At the same time, firm market power has also increased. In this paper, I attempt to shed light on the relationship between these two variables. Using data for U.S. firms I find a positive relationship between market power and top executive...

We document evidence of market power in the equity securities lending market, including non-competitive fee levels, market concentration, and low inventory utilization. Motivated by this evidence, we develop a theory explaining why this market structure may be preferred by both informed traders...

Using a novel database representing the near-universe of US online job postings, we examine the role of firms’ labor market power on financial flexibility and corporate policy. Validating our measure, within a county-occupation, high labor market power is associated with lower posted wages....