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that matches cartel investigations with trade data at the product level. We then estimate the world import price and … higher world import prices and lower quantities during cartel periods, and to induce the establishment of a cartel. The …
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many industries around the world since the 1980s. Two major criticisms of these studies is that concentration and market …
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Traditional economic theory of collusion assumed that cartels are inherently unstable, and yet some manage to operate for years or even decades. While the literature has presented several determinants of cartel stability, the vast majority focuses on firms as entities, even though cartels are...
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We empirically analyze the effect of UN and US economic sanctions on life expectancy and its gender gap in target countries. Our sample covers 98 less developed and newly industrialized countries over the period 1977–2012. We employ a matching approach to account for the endogeneity of...
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by bilateral trade determinants (which underpin the patterns of “international value-added linkages”) and the global …
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lack of a coercive global authority that is able to enforce efficient international environmental regulations. In our model … individual regions voluntarily commence international negotiations on public good provision, which are accompanied by side …, it is applicable to various international externality problems …
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This paper analyzes international antitrust enforcement when multinational firms operate in several markets with …
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In several European merger cases competition authorities have demanded that the merging firm auctions off virtual capacity. The buyer of virtual capacity receives an option on an amount of output at a pre-specified price, typically equal to marginal cost. This output is sold in the market in...
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We propose an analysis of platform competition based on the academic literature with a view towards competition policy. First, we discuss to which extent competition can emerge in digital markets and show which forms it can take. In particular, we underline the role of dynamics, but also of...
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market outcome after a national or an international merger has taken place. In this paper we study the implications for … merger policy when countries non-cooperatively deploy production-based taxes. We find that whether national or international …
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