Vertical relationships between manufacturers and retailers: Inference with limited data
S Berto Villas-Boas - The Review of Economic Studies, 2007 - academic.oup.com
In this paper, different models of vertical relationships between manufacturers and retailers
in the supermarket industry are compared. Demand estimates are used to compute price …
in the supermarket industry are compared. Demand estimates are used to compute price …
Spatial differentiation and vertical mergers in retail markets for gasoline
JF Houde - American Economic Review, 2012 - aeaweb.org
This paper studies an empirical model of spatial competition applied to gasoline markets.
The main feature is to specify commuting paths as the “locations''of consumers in a Hotelling …
The main feature is to specify commuting paths as the “locations''of consumers in a Hotelling …
[PDF][PDF] The welfare consequences of regulating Amazon
G Gutierrez - Job Market Paper, New York University, 2021 - aeaweb.org
Amazon acts as both a platform operator and seller on its platform, designing rich fee
policies and offering some products direct to consumers. This flexibility may improve welfare …
policies and offering some products direct to consumers. This flexibility may improve welfare …
Diagnosing foreclosure due to exclusive dealing
J Asker - The Journal of Industrial Economics, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Exclusive dealing arrangements, in which a distributor agrees to work exclusively with a
single manufacturer, can be efficiency enhancing or can be an anticompetitive means to …
single manufacturer, can be efficiency enhancing or can be an anticompetitive means to …
[PDF][PDF] Mergers and acquisitions motives
J Motis - Toulouse School of Economics, University of Crete, 2007 - economics.soc.uoc.gr
In this chapter I summarize and analyze a broad list of different rationales that have been
proposed as motives for mergers and acquisitions. Some of them rely on the theory of …
proposed as motives for mergers and acquisitions. Some of them rely on the theory of …
The competition effects of industry-wide vertical price fixing in bilateral oligopoly
PW Dobson, M Waterson - International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper examines the competition and welfare effects of vertical price fixing through
industry-wide resale price maintenance (RPM) arrangements, such as those benefiting from …
industry-wide resale price maintenance (RPM) arrangements, such as those benefiting from …
An empirical investigation of the welfare effects of banning wholesale price discrimination
SB Villas‐Boas - The RAND Journal of Economics, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Economic theory does not provide sharp predictions on the welfare effects of banning
wholesale price discrimination: if downstream cost differences exist, then discrimination …
wholesale price discrimination: if downstream cost differences exist, then discrimination …
On the efficiency of codeshare contracts between airlines: is double marginalization eliminated?
PG Gayle - American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 2013 - aeaweb.org
Previous research has suggested that codeshare agreements eliminate double
marginalization that exists when unaffiliated airlines independently determine the price for …
marginalization that exists when unaffiliated airlines independently determine the price for …
Buyer power and quality improvements
P Battigalli, C Fumagalli, M Polo - Research in Economics, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper analyses the sources of buyer power and the effect of buyer power on sellers'
investment in quality improvements. In our model, retailers make take-it-or-leave-it offers to a …
investment in quality improvements. In our model, retailers make take-it-or-leave-it offers to a …
Downstream merger and welfare in a bilateral oligopoly
G Symeonidis - International Journal of Industrial Organization, 2010 - Elsevier
I analyse the effects of a downstream merger in a differentiated oligopoly when there is
bargaining between downstream firms and upstream agents (firms or unions). Bargaining …
bargaining between downstream firms and upstream agents (firms or unions). Bargaining …