stress that competition and regulatory authorities should take seriously the potential trade-off between market power effects …

This paper discusses the relation between trade and competition, revising the literature and using indicators, build … domestic competition is explained by concentration indices, such as CR4 and HHI, which show positive correlation with profit … evaluating trade and competition policies in the context of the Brazilian economy. …

forecasting implications are also considered. Empirical analyses are conducted using data for the U.S., the U.K., and Australia …