Monopsony

[Jeremy Leaman <J.Leaman@lboro.ac.uk>]

I am looking for recent work on monopsony power and would welcome any hints
that members of this list can provide. I have done a certain amount of work
on economic concentration, with particular reference to Germany and have
noted a) that the preference for horizontal mergers/takeovers has increased
recently at the expense of vertical and conglomerate categories, and b)
that in a period of disinflation market power is being increasingly
deployed to exploit demand advantages in factor markets, such that the
monopsony's rate of profit increases at the expense of  smaller/weaker
suppliers; where public discourse is dominated by the virtues of price
stability, the quasi-feudal monopsony can present itself as the champion of
the consumer, as living proof of the virtues of globalisation.
Data on profit-rate differentials or monopsony sharp practice in a number
of countries would be considerable help.
Thanks in advance


Jeremy Leaman
Department of European Studies
Loughborough University
Loughborough UK LE11 3TU
Tel: 0044-(1)509-222995
Fax: 0044-(1)509-223917
e-mail: J.Leaman@lboro.ac.uk