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Market power and fiscal policy in OECD countries

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  • Ant Afonso
  • Lu . Costa

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We compute average markups as a measure of market power throughout time and study their interaction with fiscal policy and macroeconomic variables in a VAR framework. From impulse-response functions, the results, with annual data for a set of 14 OECD countries, show that the markup (i) depicts a pro-cyclical behaviour with productivity shocks and (ii) a counter-cyclical behaviour with fiscal spending shocks. We also use a PVAR, increasing the efficiency in the estimations, which confirms the country-specific results.

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  • Ant Afonso & Lu . Costa, 2013. "Market power and fiscal policy in OECD countries," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(32), pages 4545-4555, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:45:y:2013:i:32:p:4545-4555
    DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2013.795275
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    1. Chrysovalantis Amountzias, 2018. "The Effects of Competition, Liquidity and Exports on Markups: Evidence from the UK Food and Beverages Sector," Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, Springer, vol. 18(2), pages 187-208, June.
    2. Chrysovalantis Amountzias, 2024. "Market power and income disparities: How can firms influence the gap between capital and labor earnings," Bulletin of Economic Research, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 76(3), pages 861-888, July.
    3. António Afonso & João Tovar Jalles, 2017. "Fiscal Episodes and Market Power," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 28(2), pages 233-250, April.
    4. Rui Faustino, 2019. "Endogenous Quality and Firm Entry," Working Papers REM 2019/0107, ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, REM, Universidade de Lisboa.
    5. Luís F. Costa & Huw Dixon, 2009. "Fiscal Policy under Imperfect Competition: A Survey," Working Papers Department of Economics 2009/25, ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, Universidade de Lisboa.
    6. Peter Claeys & Luis Costa, 2012. "“A Note on the Relationship Between the Cyclicality of Markups and Fiscal Policy”," IREA Working Papers 201215, University of Barcelona, Research Institute of Applied Economics, revised Sep 2012.
    7. Chrysovalantis Amountzias, 2021. "Markup cyclicality, competition and liquidity constraints: Evidence from a panel VAR analysis," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 26(3), pages 3696-3718, July.
    8. Carlos D Santos & Luís F Costa & Paulo B Brito, 2022. "Demand, Supply and Markup Fluctuations," The Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 132(644), pages 1620-1645.
    9. António Afonso & João Tovar Jalles, 2015. "Fiscal Episodes, Technological Progress and Market Power," Working Papers Department of Economics 2015/09, ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, Department of Economics, Universidade de Lisboa.
    10. Juessen, Falko & Linnemann, Ludger, 2012. "Markups and fiscal transmission in a panel of OECD countries," Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsevier, vol. 34(3), pages 674-686.
    11. Rui Faustino, 2019. "Deep Habits in New Keynesian model with durable goods," Working Papers REM 2019/0106, ISEG - Lisbon School of Economics and Management, REM, Universidade de Lisboa.
    12. Ali Abcha, 2014. "Imperfect competition, government spending and estimated markup," EconomiX Working Papers 2014-11, University of Paris Nanterre, EconomiX.
    13. Chrysovalantis Amountzias, 2019. "Pricing Decisions and Competitive Conduct Across Manufacturing Sectors: Evidence from 19 European Union Manufacturing Industries," Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, Springer, vol. 19(3), pages 413-440, September.
    14. Ant�nio Afonso & Jalles, 2016. "Markups' cyclical behaviour: the role of demand and supply shocks," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(1), pages 1-5, January.

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    JEL classification:

    • D4 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design
    • E6 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook
    • E3 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles
    • H6 - Public Economics - - National Budget, Deficit, and Debt

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