Abstracts.

This document contains abstracts of several research papers. The first paper explores the factors that contribute to monopsony power and wage inequality in concentrated markets. The second paper examines the drivers of inflation in the United States, including supply chain disruptions and shifts in consumption patterns. The third paper suggests that the unbalanced distribution of innovation across sectors has contributed to the US productivity slowdown. The fourth paper highlights the importance of accounting for loan sales and shadow bank activity in macroeconomic models focused on bank balance sheet lending. The final paper explores the relationship between long-term profit expectations and fluctuations in the stock market and real economic activity. [Extracted from the article]