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Food Prices, Wages, and Market Concentration in Bulgaria: A Macroeconomic Analysis of the Price-Wage Gap and Consumer Welfare

Economics·2026·Peer-Reviewed Article·Open Access

Author

Alexey Ivanov

DOI

10.5281/zenodo.20618619

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Abstract

A macroeconomic analysis of Bulgaria's persistent price-wage gap, examining comparative price levels, wage trajectories, household expenditure, and retail market concentration to evaluate structural drivers of food affordability and consumer welfare within the European Union.