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Estimating factor price markdowns using production models

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Michaël Rubens *
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WU Ying-jie
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Mingzhi Xu
DOI:10.1016/j.ijindorg.2025.103177delete
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Factor price markdowns are a key object of interest when studying monopsony power. In this article, we test the performance of production approaches to estimate factor price markdowns, which have been used increasingly often in the literature. We evaluate the performance of these estimators under various data-generating processes using Monte Carlo simulations. We discuss the commonly made assumptions in this class of estimators, and we address the methodological challenges involved with relaxing these assumptions, such as departing from Hicks neutrality, allowing for nonsubstitutable inputs, and allowing for various types of labor market conduct.
Keywords:
Monopsony
Markdowns
Factor-biased technological change
Production function estimation

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International Journal of Industrial Organization
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61
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