prices of most consumer goods. They are the main interface between producers of consumer goods and consumers, with around … substantial, as this accounts for, on average, about 25% of consumer prices. The purpose of this report is to analyse the … structural features of the distributive trades sector and the developments within it, as well as how these may influence prices …

An important issue in economics is how market structure affects prices.While the standard view is that competition … lowers prices, Chen andRiordan (2006) argued that with product differentiation it is notexceptional for prices to be higher … under duopoly than monopoly. Thispaper empirically investigates one implication from Chen and Riordan,namely, that prices …

This paper empirically investigates the effect of international simpleresale (ISR) authorization on the prices for … bilateral markets from 1995 to2004. These data provide detailed information on prices, variable costs,fixed costs and market … market concentration is negatively correlatedwith IMTS prices set by incumbent firms. …

Government regulators often establish maximum prices for regulated services. This paper explains the proper economic … regulated prices is lower than stand-alone costs and the bound is higher than incremental costs. Cases discussed include …

significantly increased in the municipalities receiving aid. This additional entry decreased average prices. Therefore, the …

significantly increased in the municipalities receiving aid. This additional entry decreased average prices. Therefore, the …