Merger control in retail markets with national pricing
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Resumo: | We analyze theoretically the efficiency of structural remedies in merger control in retail markets and show that this crucially depends on the retail chains´pricing policy. Whereas a retail merger can be perfectly remedied by divestiture of stores under local pricing, such remedies are not only less effective, but might even be counterproductive, if the chains set national prices. Paradoxically, such remedies might be even more counterproductive if the chains also compete locally along non-price dimensions such as quality. Our analysis suggests that antitrust authorities should be very cautious when reviewing structural remedies in retail markets with national pricing. |
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Merger control in retail markets with national pricingRetail mergersstructural remediesNational pricingWe analyze theoretically the efficiency of structural remedies in merger control in retail markets and show that this crucially depends on the retail chains´pricing policy. Whereas a retail merger can be perfectly remedied by divestiture of stores under local pricing, such remedies are not only less effective, but might even be counterproductive, if the chains set national prices. Paradoxically, such remedies might be even more counterproductive if the chains also compete locally along non-price dimensions such as quality. Our analysis suggests that antitrust authorities should be very cautious when reviewing structural remedies in retail markets with national pricing.Universidade do Minho. Núcleo de Investigação em Políticas Económicas (NIPE)Universidade do MinhoGabrielsen, Tommy StaahlJohansen, Bjørn OlavStraume, Odd Rune20222022-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/80607enghttps://nipe.eeg.uminho.pt/publicacoes-nipe/#documentos-de-trabalhoinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:44:56Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/80607Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:42:43.451795Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Merger control in retail markets with national pricing |
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Merger control in retail markets with national pricing |
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Merger control in retail markets with national pricing Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl Retail mergers structural remedies National pricing |
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Merger control in retail markets with national pricing |
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Merger control in retail markets with national pricing |
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Merger control in retail markets with national pricing |
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Merger control in retail markets with national pricing |
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Merger control in retail markets with national pricing |
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Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl |
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Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl Johansen, Bjørn Olav Straume, Odd Rune |
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Johansen, Bjørn Olav Straume, Odd Rune |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl Johansen, Bjørn Olav Straume, Odd Rune |
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Retail mergers structural remedies National pricing |
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Retail mergers structural remedies National pricing |
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We analyze theoretically the efficiency of structural remedies in merger control in retail markets and show that this crucially depends on the retail chains´pricing policy. Whereas a retail merger can be perfectly remedied by divestiture of stores under local pricing, such remedies are not only less effective, but might even be counterproductive, if the chains set national prices. Paradoxically, such remedies might be even more counterproductive if the chains also compete locally along non-price dimensions such as quality. Our analysis suggests that antitrust authorities should be very cautious when reviewing structural remedies in retail markets with national pricing. |
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