Blar i Articles (SAM) på forfatter "Nilsen, Øivind Anti"
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A note on upward pricing pressure: the possibility of false positives
Mathiesen, Lars; Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Sørgard, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Joseph Farrell and Carl 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 ... -
Markup cyclicality and input factor adjustments
Askildsen, Jan Erik; Nilsen, Øivind Anti (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)This paper investigates the existence of markups and their cyclical behaviour at the industry sector level. Markups are given as a price-cost relation that is estimated from a dynamic, structural model of the firm. The ... -
Merger simulations with observed diversion ratios
Mathiesen, Lars; Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Sørgard, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)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, ...