Bernardo Mottironi
@bmottironi.bsky.social
Glad to see my work with Matthias Mertens (@mitsloan.bsky.social) forthcoming at Econ Letters!
A short thread for anyone studying market power.
TL;DR: In our data, larger firms exhibit *lower* markups - but much higher markdowns.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A short thread for anyone studying market power.
TL;DR: In our data, larger firms exhibit *lower* markups - but much higher markdowns.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
July 21, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Glad to see my work with Matthias Mertens (@mitsloan.bsky.social) forthcoming at Econ Letters!
A short thread for anyone studying market power.
TL;DR: In our data, larger firms exhibit *lower* markups - but much higher markdowns.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A short thread for anyone studying market power.
TL;DR: In our data, larger firms exhibit *lower* markups - but much higher markdowns.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Bernardo Mottironi
The best cross-country data-building effort is no doubt CompNet at IW Halle. For this reason, there are several interesting cross-country papers coming from the team, including Matthias Mertens' and @bmottironi.bsky.social's paper on cost markups and wage markdowns. 1/2
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May 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The best cross-country data-building effort is no doubt CompNet at IW Halle. For this reason, there are several interesting cross-country papers coming from the team, including Matthias Mertens' and @bmottironi.bsky.social's paper on cost markups and wage markdowns. 1/2
Alright, I've got zero followers right now—let's see if this thread on my JMP can escape the depths of the internet.
TL;DR: Labour market power leads to large productivity losses.
Keep reading if you’re interested in misallocation, tech diffusion, and regional disparities (you should be!).
TL;DR: Labour market power leads to large productivity losses.
Keep reading if you’re interested in misallocation, tech diffusion, and regional disparities (you should be!).
November 22, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Alright, I've got zero followers right now—let's see if this thread on my JMP can escape the depths of the internet.
TL;DR: Labour market power leads to large productivity losses.
Keep reading if you’re interested in misallocation, tech diffusion, and regional disparities (you should be!).
TL;DR: Labour market power leads to large productivity losses.
Keep reading if you’re interested in misallocation, tech diffusion, and regional disparities (you should be!).