operates within state boundaries: cross-market, within-state hospital mergers yield price increases of 7-9 percent for … or service, but are bundled by a common intermediary. Focusing on hospital mergers across distinct geographic markets, we … higher prices (or lower-quality care). Using data on hospital mergers from 1996-2012, we find support that this mechanism …

We analyze the economic consequences of rising health care prices in the US. Using exposure to price increases caused … by horizontal hospital mergers as an instrument, we show that rising prices raise the cost of labor by increasing …

I estimate the price and productivity effects of horizontal mergers in the ready-mix concrete industry using plant and … firm-level data from the US Census Bureau. Horizontal mergers involving plants in close proximity are associated with price … relationship between productivity and prices, the rate at which productivity reduces price is modest and the effects of increased …