International subcontracting relationships are often characterized by considerable power asymmetries. The actors in global value chain obtained different profits. Different governance dominant modes reflect different roles of countries and enterprises played in the global value chains and result in different industrial international competitiveness in the end Through a relation model of upstrea...

We study the technological pre-conditions for competitive equilibrium in a multisectoral economy where“land” is an essential imput. Earlier results by Bidard and Salvadori require either very low interest rates or are unable to predict the type of final demand vectors that can be supported by an equilibrium. We extend these earlier results and show that a given level and structure of final dema...

The (Unexpected) Structure of “Rents” on the French and British Labour Markets This paper considers the allocation of labour on the French and British markets, using objective wage and subjective satisfaction data. We show that, in some sectors, workers enjoy both higher wages and higher job satisfaction. We argue that this reflects labour market wage rents. Perhaps surprisingly, wage rents are...

1 Key findings Private sector rents across England 1996/97 – 2000/01 • In 2000/01, the average rent of furnished property was £91.94 and that of furnished property was £79.78. • Through the observation period, the national averages of both furnished and unfurnished property rents continuously increased. • By region, in 2000/01, the highest furnished property rent and unfurnished property rent w...

The rise to prominence of Wal-Mart and other big-box retailers has given new life to the debate about whether “buyer power” at intermediate links in a vertically related chain of industries is good or bad for consumers and hence whether it requires the attention of competition authorities. The term is rarely precisely defined, but as used by most commentators “buyer power” refers to the circums...

It is increasingly recognized that labour markets are pervasively imperfectly competitive, that there are rents to the employment relationship for both worker and employer. This chapter considers why it is sensible to think of labour markets as imperfectly competitive, reviews estimates on the size of rents, theories of and evidence on the distribution of rents between worker and employer, and ...

This Briefing Paper describes the spatial pattern of housing association rents across England in the first year of the rent-restructuring regime. It examines the extent to which housing associations' current average rents for given property sizes differ within each local authority area; whether there is a geographical pattern in these differences across the country; whether rents within each pr...

We use a CIB analysis and CGE model to develop decarbonization scenarios for the European power market. Our reveals qualitative that differ in level of political (stringency climate policy) physical collaboration (transmission grid expansion). The quantifies those further usage market EUREGEN analyze related distributional effects across heterogeneous countries as well between consumers produce...

Existing work has shown how, in platform ecosystems, firms can capture above-average rents by controlling hard-to-replace segments. However, initial conditions have a lasting effect on owner's ability to value as the ecosystem which it operates evolves. We develop theoretical framework that first considers role of bargaining power and industry life cycle stage, showing how these shape governanc...