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Upstream merger in a successive oligopoly : who pays the price?

Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Sørgard, Lars; Ulsaker, Simen A.
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2013-12
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Abstract
This study develops and uses a successive oligopoly model, with

an unobservable non-linear tariff between upstream and downstream

firms, to analyze the possible anti-competitive effects of an upstream

merger. We find that an upstream merger may lead to higher average

prices paid by downstream firms, but that there is no change in the

prices paid by consumers. The model is tested empirically on data

for an upstream merger in the Norwegian food sector (specifically, the

market for eggs). Consistent with the theoretical predictions of the

model, we find that the merger had no effect on consumer prices, but

led to higher average prices from the downstream to the upstream firm.
Publisher
Norwegian School of Economics. Department of Economics
Series
Discussion Papers;17/2013

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