This volume examines developments in the food economy, focusing on the economic impacts of increasing retailer concentration on consumers, processors and farmers. The document estimates retail market power and assesses price transmission in the beef, pork and poultry supply chains of Canada, the...

This volume examines developments in the food economy, focusing on the economic impacts of increasing retailer concentration on consumers, processors and farmers. The document estimates retail market power and assesses price transmission in the beef, pork and poultry supply chains of Canada, the...

This paper reviews how competition and the existence of anticompetitive practices have recently evolved in the supermarket sector in Latin America. It was prepared as background material for the session "Structural Issues in the Groceries Sector" held at the 2015 Latin American and Caribbean...

This report analyses the grocery retail industry in Mexico, emphasising the activity of competition authorities and the impact of regulatory measures impacting the industry. To conclude, it provides a series of recommendations to be considered in the Mexican framework.

Some very large multinational transport and logistics firms have emerged to provide integrated transport services to shippers in the globalised economy. Do these firms escape regulatory oversight from national competition authorities because of their sheer scale? Do they pose additional threats...

De très importantes entreprises multinationales du transport et de la logistique sont apparues avec pour objectif de fournir des services de transport intégrés à destination des chargeurs, le tout dans le contexte d’une économie mondialisée. Ces entreprises échappent-elles en raison de...