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Labour market concentration and wage inequality : a cross-country descriptive analysis

Pignatti, Clemente; Ananian, Sévane - 2026

This paper examines the relationship between labour market concentration and wage inequality using global survey data for the period 2006-2022. The results show that higher labour market concentration is associated with higher wage inequality, especially in the top half of the wage distribution....

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A structural break analysis of Wine Spectator’s Top 100, 1988-2025

Gokcekus, Omer - 2026

Using Wine Spectator's Top 100 lists for 1988-2025, this note applies Bai-Perron structural break tests to regional and country shares and identifies three distinct periods: 1988-1997, 1998-2015, and 2016-2025. Real prices decline across phases, with the sharpest drop in the most recent period,...

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Concentration, consolidation, and foreign ownership in US agribusiness

Bolotova, Yuliya; Chandio, Rabail; Crespi, John M. - 2026

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The fallacy of concentration

Kritzman, Mark; Turkington, David - 2026

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The AI regime : technological trajectories, infrastructural control and industrial concentration

Moggi, Massimo - 2026

This paper analyzes the contemporary development of artificial intelligence (AI) as a concentrated technological regime characterized by scaling dynamics, cumulative learning processes, and infrastructural control. Departing from approaches that treat AI as an exogenous technological shock, the...

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Is it AI or data that drives firm market power?

Mihet, Roxana; Rishabh, Kumar; Gomes, Orlando - 2026

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Unemployment insurance extensions, labor market concentration, and match quality

Wasser, David N. - 2026

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Corporate concentration and labour conditions in Hungary's food industry : evidence on wages, bonuses, working time, and workers' rights : 1993-2022

Bashokoh, Mahdi Imani; Nigussie, Kinfemichael; Maina, … - 2026

This study examines the relationship between corporate concentration and labour market conditions in Hungary's food industry over the period 1993-2022. Using industry-level panel data for the four most highly concentrated subsectors, cereals, food processing, oils and fats, and sugar and...

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Does banking consolidation harm households?

Brunetti, Celso; Harris, Jeffery H.; Spyridopoulos, Ioannis - 2026

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The smart manufacturing revolution : how industrial robotics reshape supplier networks

Li, Weiping; Lian, Ziying; Liu, Min; Wu, Ang - 2026

Supplier diversification is a crucial corporate strategy for ensuring uninterrupted production and secure supply chains. This study investigates how industrial robots reshape corporate suppliers' allocation strategies. Using data from China's A-share listed firms during 2012-2022, we find that...

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The employment concentration channel of monetary policy

Ascari, Guido; Colciago, Andrea; Membretti, Marco - 2026

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The employment concentration channel of monetary policy

Ascari, Guido; Colciago, Andrea; Membretti, Marco - 2026

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Thin markets, big risks : uranium supply concentration in the age of AI and nuclear expansion

Mohammed, Kamel Si; Alofaysan, Hind; Makhmudov, Samariddin - 2026

Uranium markets play a critical role in the expansion of nuclear power but remain structurally vulnerable to volatility. This study quantifies the relationship between supply concentration, contracting structures, and uranium spot price dynamics over the period 2015 to 2024. Using global mine...

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The race between academia and industry for AI researchers

Miserocchi, Francesca; Noray, Savannah; Wu, Alice - 2026 - First draft: August 2025, this draft: March 29, 2026

The advances of artificial intelligence (AI) are built on the groundwork laid by researchers. We study the labor market competition between academia and industry for AI researchers and its consequences for public knowledge production. Using data on 150,000 computer science researchers, we...

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Enemy of the (democratic) state : the relation between the concentration of economic power and democracy

Katic, Ivana V.; Mizruchi, Mark S. - 2026

Despite a rich literature on the determinants of democracy, the influence of one theoretically important factor has been neglected thus far. Unlike factors such as development, growth, and inequality, the concentration of economic power and its correlate, business unity, have not received...

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Cross-layer consolidation and defragmentation in OTN-over-EON networks

Rezagholizadeh, Ehsan; Amiri, Elahe; Kohlert, Scott; … - 2026

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Customer concentration, firm R&D investment and moderation effects

Zhao, Shan; He, Xinming; Ma, Baichao; Zuo, Wenming - 2025

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How does banking concentration affect financial inclusion in the Southern African region?

Simatele, Munacinga; Bolarinwa, Segun Thompson - 2025

Financial inclusion is an important enabler of economic development and aligns with several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In most sub-Saharan African countries, financial inclusion efforts take place in the presence of concentrated and bank-dominated systems. This study...

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New U.S. business establishments : surging or stalling?

Cao, Dan Vu; Hyatt, Henry R.; Mukoyama, Toshihiko; … - 2026

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New U.S. business establishments : surging or stalling?

Cao, Dan Vu; Hyatt, Henry R.; Mukoyama, Toshihiko; … - 2026

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Structural inertia in regional industrial concentration : persistence and mobility across European regions, 2017-2023

Fernandez-Escobedo, Rudy - 2026

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Inventor-base concentration and corporate cash holdings

Wang, Jin - 2025

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Dynamic of labour market concentration : trajectory of immigrants in Canada

Diallo, Yaya; Djolaud, Guy Arnold - 2026

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On regional bank concentration and firm leverage : the case of Colombia

Cao-Alvira, José J.; Gómez González, José Eduardo - 2025

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A History of German Business : In Global Context from the late 19th Century until the End of the Second World War

Yamazaki, Toshio - 2026

Introduction Research Topics and Analytical Framework -- History of Globalism of Hegemonic Countries and Its Influences -- Overview of the Total System of Business Management in Germany Comparison of Periods of the Second Reich the Weimar Republic National Socialism and the Postwar Era --...

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Industrial organization and "The Rise of Market Power"

Miller, Nathan H. - 2025

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On the role of luck for the concentration of capital and Piketty's 'fundamental force of divergence'

Vilks, Arnis - 2025

We consider an overlapping generations version of a model suggested by Fargione, Lehmann and Polasky that allows us to show, by means of simulations, that randomness of the rate of return on capital, combined with inheritance of capital and consumption being a concave function of wealth may lead...

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Innovation, market concentration, and inequality with endogenous time preferences

Davis, Colin R.; Zhao, Laixun - 2025

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Does supply chain concentration promote or inhibit corporate R&D investment?

Zhao, Shukuan; Fan, Xueyuan; Shao, Dong; Wang, Shuang - 2025

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Labor market concentration in Germany

Oberfichtner, Michael; Popp, Martin - 2025

Using register data, we document that the average German labor market, defined by hires in combinations of 3-digit occupations, requirement levels, and commuting zones, is highly concentrated ( HHI ̄ $\bar{\text{HHI}}$ =0.257). By EU antitrust thresholds, 56 percent of these labor markets...

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Labor market concentration in Germany

Oberfichtner, Michael; Popp, Martin - 2025

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Market power, industry concentration and trade liberalization : evidence from Costa Rica

Gómez-Trejos, Felipe; Solano, Daniela Córdoba; … - 2025

Research about trade liberalization's impact on markups has focused on manufacturing due to data availability considerations. How do these effects vary across sectors? Which industries become more and less competitive as trade barriers are eliminated? We leverage firm-level tax records from the...

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Double-edged sword effect of customer concentration on the adoption of industrial robots

Yang, Jie; Wang, Fayan; Zhou, Jingchi; Zhao, Libin - 2025

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Antitrust and corporate taxation

Lee, Jonghoon; Pond, Amy - 2025

Although citizens value competitive markets and support small businesses, we observe substantial variation in market concentration. Why do politicians abstain from taking action to reduce concentration? We propose an often overlooked political benefit to concentrated markets: When concentration...

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"A concentration of private power without equal in history" : economic concentration and the investigations of the Temporary National Economic Committee (1938-41)

VanLear, William; Hutchinson, Daniel - 2025

This manuscript presents a detailed summary and reassessment of the 1941 final report of the Temporary National Economic Committee (TNEC). We portion the manuscript into four major parts: background, major themes, assessment of the report, and additional analysis and reflection. In the first...

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The worth of connections : an assessment of the impact of interlocking directorates on resources allocation

Cristofoletti, Enrico; Gaffeo, Edoardo - 2025

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The labour share and corporate financialization : evidence from publicly listed firms

Guschanski, Alexander; Onaran, Özlem - 2025

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Real earnings management among industries : does market competition matter?

Comporek, Michał - 2025

This paper investigates real earnings management (REM) practices in public non-financial companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) from 2014 to 2023, focusing on sectoral differences and the influence of market competition. REM, defined as deviations from normal business operations...

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Competition and market power in the Latin American banking sector

Lluberas, Rodrigo - 2025

The functioning of the banking sector is key for economic growth. In this paper, we first gather banks' balance sheet monthly regulatory information in a consistent manner for seven Latin American countries. Second, we estimate lending markups and deposits markdowns in each country over time....

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Banking concentration and its determinants at the regional level during the Spanish developmentalism

Fernández Sánchez, Pedro; Santos, Juan Luis - 2025

In 1962, Spain implemented significant banking law changes to boost competition. This study investigates their impact on provincial banking concentration from 1964 to 1975, utilising novel provincial-level private bank balance sheet data and including savings banks. Results show a substantial...

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Market structure, vertical integration and farmers' welfare in Costa Rica coffee industry

Leone, Fabrizio; Macchiavello, Rocco; Miquel-Florensa, … - 2025

Widespread market imperfections in agricultural value chains raise the possibility that regulatory interventions may enhance efficiency and farmers' welfare. We develop a structural model of agricultural value chains and estimate it using rich data from Costa Rica's coffee sector to evaluate...

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Market concentration and firm markups : micro evidence from an Emerging Market with Inflationary Pressures

Çolak, Mehmet Selman; Kazdal, Abdullah; Seven, Ünal - 2025

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Dynamic changes in the structure and concentration of the international grain and oilseed trading industry

Wilson, William W.; Bullock, David W.; Dubovoy, Isaac - 2025

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Ownership changes and firm dynamics

Brüggemann, Bettina; Mahone, Zachary L.; Palmer, Thomas - 2025

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The micro-level anatomy of Korea's rising labor share

Oh, Jiyoon - 2025

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The critical minerals curse

Arezki, Rabah; Ploeg, Frederick van der - 2025

Economic super-powers are racing to control critical minerals in developing economies fueling conflict, environmental damage and poverty. In this paper, we first explore what could well constitute a new “critical minerals curse”. We then highlight the dualism of institutions required for...

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Banking concentration and women's entrepreneurship in developing countries

Elomo, Therese Zogo; Kayo, Emeride F.; Asongu, Simplice - 2025

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International economic relations and American support for antitrust policy

Brutger, Ryan; Pond, Amy - 2025

Antitrust policy aims to reduce market concentration and increase competition among firms. Contemporary antitrust is sensitive to both domestic and international considerations. Internationally, the market is dominated by the largest firms, raising questions about the competitiveness of domestic...

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Bank competition and investment costs across space

Bordeu, Olivia; González, Gustavo; Sorá, Marcos - 2025

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Higher prices in a more competitive market : the paradox in the retail electricity market in the United Kingdom

Chen, Huanhuan; Li, Jinke; O'Leary, Nigel; Shao, Jing - 2025

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Regional loan market structure, bank lending rates and monetary transmission

Bredl, Sebastian - 2025

The present paper utilizes AnaCredit loan-level data to examine the impact of regional loan market structure on lending rates. The analysis focuses on newly issued loans to small non-financial corporations in the euro area during the monetary policy tightening phase of 2022 and 2023. The...

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Social Media, KI & Co. - Neue Gefährdungslagen für die Meinungsvielfalt : Bericht der Kommission zur Ermittlung der Konzentration im Medienbereich (KEK) über die Entwicklung der Konzentration und über Maßnahmen zur Sicherung der Meinungsvielfalt im privaten Rundfunk : [8.] Konzentrationsbericht der KEK nach §60 Abs. 6 MStV

2025 - Stand: Juni 2025

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Firm-level concentration of Chinese exports in individual markets

Yang, Xuebing - 2025

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