Policy complementarities to curb market power and raise real wages

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2022
Volume: 212
Issue: C

Authors (2)

Eckardt, Marcel Steffen (not in RePEc) Neugart, Michael (Technische Universität Darmsta...)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Recent evidence suggests that anti-competitive behavior of firms negatively affects workers’ real wages. Typically, policy actions relate to antitrust regulation and rarely to measures that curb employers’ monopsony power. We show that policymakers who want to raise workers’ real wages should address both types of market power simultaneously to gain from a policy complementarity.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:212:y:2022:i:c:s0165176522000374
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-26