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Testing for the principal’s monopsony power in agency contracts

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  • Atsushi Inoue
  • Tomislav Vukina

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  • Atsushi Inoue & Tomislav Vukina, 2006. "Testing for the principal’s monopsony power in agency contracts," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 31(3), pages 717-734, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:empeco:v:31:y:2006:i:3:p:717-734
    DOI: 10.1007/s00181-005-0041-6
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    Keywords

    Oligopsony; Principal–agent model; Production contracts; C33; D43; J41; J43; L13;
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    JEL classification:

    • C33 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
    • J41 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Labor Contracts
    • J43 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Particular Labor Markets - - - Agricultural Labor Markets
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets

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