Competition and Demographics

Mainstream economics views demographic changes in the structure of households as of little relevance for the behavior of firms or the functioning of markets. The present paper dispels this view by arguing that changes in the number of non-workers c...

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Main Author:	Amin, Mohammad
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AGENCY PROBLEMS AVERAGE PRICES BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT COMPETITORS CONSUMER CHOICE CONSUMER DURABLE CONSUMER DURABLES CONSUMERS CONTESTABLE MARKETS DATA COLLECTION DEMOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEREGULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DRIVERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMICS OF INFORMATION EMPLOYMENT EQUILIBRIUM PRICE EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FERTILITY RATES FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FIXED COSTS GDP IDEA IDEAS INCOME INCOME LEVELS INCOMES INTEREST RATES INVENTORY LABOR MARKET LEADING LINE OF CREDIT LOGIC MARGINAL UTILITY MARKET COMPETITION MARKET POWER MARKET STRUCTURE MARKETING MOBILITY OF LABOR MOTIVATION NEW PRODUCT OPPORTUNITY COST PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL ECONOMY POWER OUTAGE POWER OUTAGES PRICE BEHAVIOR PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE SETTING PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCT MARKETS RETAIL RETAIL MARKETS RETAIL STORES RETAILING SALES SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNT SEARCH COSTS SHAREHOLDER SOCIOLOGISTS SPREAD SUBSTITUTE SUPPLIERS TAXATION THINKING TYING
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9003234/competition-demographics http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6420

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spelling	okr-10986-64202021-04-23T14:02:31Z Competition and Demographics Amin, Mohammad AGENCY PROBLEMS AVERAGE PRICES BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT COMPETITORS CONSUMER CHOICE CONSUMER DURABLE CONSUMER DURABLES CONSUMERS CONTESTABLE MARKETS DATA COLLECTION DEMOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEREGULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DRIVERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMICS OF INFORMATION EMPLOYMENT EQUILIBRIUM PRICE EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FERTILITY RATES FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FIXED COSTS GDP IDEA IDEAS INCOME INCOME LEVELS INCOMES INTEREST RATES INVENTORY LABOR MARKET LEADING LINE OF CREDIT LOGIC MARGINAL UTILITY MARKET COMPETITION MARKET POWER MARKET STRUCTURE MARKETING MOBILITY OF LABOR MOTIVATION NEW PRODUCT OPPORTUNITY COST PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL ECONOMY POWER OUTAGE POWER OUTAGES PRICE BEHAVIOR PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE SETTING PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCT MARKETS RETAIL RETAIL MARKETS RETAIL STORES RETAILING SALES SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNT SEARCH COSTS SHAREHOLDER SOCIOLOGISTS SPREAD SUBSTITUTE SUPPLIERS TAXATION THINKING TYING Mainstream economics views demographic changes in the structure of households as of little relevance for the behavior of firms or the functioning of markets. The present paper dispels this view by arguing that changes in the number of non-workers could affect the intensity with which consumers search for best prices and therefore the level of competition. The author also analyzes the relationship between income and competition, which some studies suggest is negative. The author argues that the negative relationship is most likely due to the demographic factors discussed. 2012-05-25T14:59:36Z 2012-05-25T14:59:36Z 2008-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9003234/competition-demographics http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6420 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4514 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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topic	AGENCY PROBLEMS AVERAGE PRICES BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT COMPETITORS CONSUMER CHOICE CONSUMER DURABLE CONSUMER DURABLES CONSUMERS CONTESTABLE MARKETS DATA COLLECTION DEMOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEREGULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DRIVERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMICS OF INFORMATION EMPLOYMENT EQUILIBRIUM PRICE EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FERTILITY RATES FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FIXED COSTS GDP IDEA IDEAS INCOME INCOME LEVELS INCOMES INTEREST RATES INVENTORY LABOR MARKET LEADING LINE OF CREDIT LOGIC MARGINAL UTILITY MARKET COMPETITION MARKET POWER MARKET STRUCTURE MARKETING MOBILITY OF LABOR MOTIVATION NEW PRODUCT OPPORTUNITY COST PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL ECONOMY POWER OUTAGE POWER OUTAGES PRICE BEHAVIOR PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE SETTING PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCT MARKETS RETAIL RETAIL MARKETS RETAIL STORES RETAILING SALES SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNT SEARCH COSTS SHAREHOLDER SOCIOLOGISTS SPREAD SUBSTITUTE SUPPLIERS TAXATION THINKING TYING
spellingShingle	AGENCY PROBLEMS AVERAGE PRICES BUSINESS REGULATION BUSINESS REGULATIONS COMPETITION POLICY COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT COMPETITORS CONSUMER CHOICE CONSUMER DURABLE CONSUMER DURABLES CONSUMERS CONTESTABLE MARKETS DATA COLLECTION DEMOGRAPHIC DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES DEREGULATION DEVELOPING COUNTRY DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DRIVERS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMICS OF INFORMATION EMPLOYMENT EQUILIBRIUM PRICE EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES FERTILITY RATES FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FIXED COSTS GDP IDEA IDEAS INCOME INCOME LEVELS INCOMES INTEREST RATES INVENTORY LABOR MARKET LEADING LINE OF CREDIT LOGIC MARGINAL UTILITY MARKET COMPETITION MARKET POWER MARKET STRUCTURE MARKETING MOBILITY OF LABOR MOTIVATION NEW PRODUCT OPPORTUNITY COST PER CAPITA INCOME POLITICAL ECONOMY POWER OUTAGE POWER OUTAGES PRICE BEHAVIOR PRICE ELASTICITY PRICE SETTING PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT PRODUCT MARKETS RETAIL RETAIL MARKETS RETAIL STORES RETAILING SALES SAVINGS SAVINGS ACCOUNT SEARCH COSTS SHAREHOLDER SOCIOLOGISTS SPREAD SUBSTITUTE SUPPLIERS TAXATION THINKING TYING Amin, Mohammad Competition and Demographics
relation	Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4514
description	Mainstream economics views demographic changes in the structure of households as of little relevance for the behavior of firms or the functioning of markets. The present paper dispels this view by arguing that changes in the number of non-workers could affect the intensity with which consumers search for best prices and therefore the level of competition. The author also analyzes the relationship between income and competition, which some studies suggest is negative. The author argues that the negative relationship is most likely due to the demographic factors discussed.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Amin, Mohammad
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title	Competition and Demographics
title_short	Competition and Demographics
title_full	Competition and Demographics
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title_full_unstemmed	Competition and Demographics
title_sort	competition and demographics
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2012
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/02/9003234/competition-demographics http://hdl.handle.net/10986/6420
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