Farrell and Shapiro proposed a simple test of the possible upward pricing pressure (UPP) following a merger. They showed that the test may give false negatives, that is, indicate that a merger may not give an UPP, while ...

The steel industry is one of the largest sources of global CO2 emissions and hence a candidate for climate policies. A carbon tax on emissions in industrialized countries, however, will cause relocation of steel production ...

The steel industry is one of the largest sources of global CO 2 emissions and hence a candidate for climate policies. A carbon tax on emissions in industrialized countries, however, will cause relocation of steel production ...

von der Fehr og Johnsen diskuterer mulighetene for utøvelse av markedsmakt i det nordiske kraftmarked. De illustrerer den kvantitative betydning av slike muligheter med en beregning som viser 23% økt inntekt for en leder. ...

One approach to merger simulations used in antitrust cases is to calibrate demand from market shares and a few additional parameters. When the products involved in the merger case are differentiated along several dimensions, ...

A common approach to merger simulations used in antitrust cases is to calibrate demand from market shares and a few additional parameters. When the products involved in the merger case are differentiated along several ...

Når Konkurransetilsynet vurderer å gripe inn mot virksomhet, avtaler og samarbeid som kan være skadelig for konkurransen har man et definisjons- og målproblem: Man må sammenlikne med en hypotetisk situasjon, som vil oppstå ...

Several features may separately or in combination influence conduct and performance of an industry, e.g. the numbers of sellers or buyers, the degree of economies of scale in production and distribution, the temporal and ...

We are concerned with economic analyses of markets from the perspective of supporting a decision maker selling in the market. The competitive pressure and the price formation are central issues. The goal of this paper ...

Numerical models have been applied in several merger studies during the last decade. The purpose of this paper is to discuss some modelling issues that have not been addressed in detail in the existing literature on merger ...