Modern Models of Monopsony in Labor Markets: A Brief Survey
15 Pages Posted: 3 May 2010
Abstract
This brief survey contains a review of several new empirical papers that attempt to measure the extent of monopsony in labor markets. As noted originally by Joan Robinson, monopsonistic exploitation represents the gap between the value of a worker's marginal product and the worker's wage, and it represents both a distortion in the allocation of resources and an income transfer away from workers. The evidence surveyed from a fairly broad range of labor markets suggests that monopsony may be far more pervasive than is sometimes suggested.
Keywords: monopsony, imperfect labor markets
JEL Classification: J31
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Ashenfelter, Orley C. and Farber, Henry S. and Ransom, Michael R., Modern Models of Monopsony in Labor Markets: A Brief Survey. IZA Discussion Paper No. 4915, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1599013 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1599013
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