Competition and Demographics

Amin, Mohammad

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: AGENCY PROBLEMS;    AVERAGE PRICES;    BUSINESS REGULATION;    BUSINESS REGULATIONS;    COMPETITION POLICY;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-4514
RP-ID  :  WPS4514

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Mainstream economics views demographicchanges in the structure of households as of littlerelevance for the behavior of firms or the functioning ofmarkets. The present paper dispels this view by arguing thatchanges in the number of non-workers could affect theintensity with which consumers search for best prices andtherefore the level of competition. The author also analyzesthe relationship between income and competition, which somestudies suggest is negative. The author argues that thenegative relationship is most likely due to the demographicfactors discussed.