The “Matthew effect'” and market concentration: search complementarities and monopsony power

This paper develops a dynamic general equilibrium model with heterogeneous firms that face search complementarities in the formation of vendor contracts. Search complementarities amplify small differences in productivity among firms. Market concentration fosters monopsony power in the labor market,...

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Auteurs principaux: Fernández-Villaverde, J, Mandelman, F, Zanetti, F, Yu, Y
Format: Working paper
Langue:English
Publié: Centre for Economic Policy Research 2021