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dc.contributor.authorNguyen-Ones, Mai
dc.contributor.authorSteen, Frode
dc.date.accessioned2018-04-19T09:51:30Z
dc.date.available2018-04-19T09:51:30Z
dc.date.issued2018-04-19
dc.identifier.issn1500-4066
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11250/2494980
dc.description.abstractApplying detailed consecutive daily micro data at the gasoline station level from Sweden we estimate a structural model to uncover the degree of competition in the gasoline retail market. We find that retailers do exercise market power, but despite the high upstream concentration, the market power is very limited on the downstream level. The degree of market power varies with both the distance to the nearest station and the local density of gasoline stations. A higher level of service tends to raise a seller’s market power; self-service stations have close to no market power. Contractual form and brand identity also seem to matter. We find a clear result: local station characteristics significantly affect the degree of market power. Our results indicate that local differences in station characteristics can more than offset the average market power found for the whole market.nb_NO
dc.language.isoengnb_NO
dc.publisherFORnb_NO
dc.relation.ispartofseriesDiscussion paper;4/18
dc.subjectGasoline marketsnb_NO
dc.subjectmarket powernb_NO
dc.subjectmarkup estimationnb_NO
dc.subjectlocal market competitionnb_NO
dc.titleMeasuring Market Power in Gasoline Retailing: A Market- or Station Phenomenon?nb_NO
dc.typeWorking papernb_NO
dc.source.pagenumber34nb_NO


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