subsequent reinstatement, of the 5% gasoline sales tax in Illinois and Indiana following a temporary price spike in the spring of … competition, as a subset of firms effectively experiences a change in its marginal cost. This paper considers the suspension, and …

subsequent reinstatement, of the 5% gasoline sales tax in Illinois and Indiana following a temporary price spike in the spring of …. Further, along both sides of a state border, a change in one state's sales tax can shed light on the nature of competition, as …

gasoline prices are used at the station level within the U.S., including observations from all fifty states and the District of … of January 1st, 2015, when five states have increased their gasoline sales taxes, while five other states have decreased … robust to the consideration of retailer characteristics, wholesale prices, retail brand effects and hourly price changes …

adjustment for VAT changes, as well as a positive relationship between competition and the rate of price adjustment. Finally, we …We examine how competition affects VAT pass-through in isolated oligopolistic markets as defined by the Greek islands …. Using daily gasoline prices and a difference-in-differences methodology, we investigate how changes in VAT rates are passed …

be very difficult in practice. This preliminary draft applies a new methodology combining a simple price correlation test … German retail gasoline market. Our analysis reveals two remarkable results: At first, there is a uniform pattern across …. But more importantly, price reactions are also influenced by regional or local market conditions as the price setting of …