Estimating factor price markdowns using production models

Michael Rubens, Yingjie Wu and Mingzhi Xu

International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2025, vol. 102, issue C

Abstract: 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 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J42 L11 O33 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2025.103177

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