A stricter merger control policy increases the expectation of future price competition. In response, firms increase product differentiation to sustain higher prices. Failing to account for such policy-variant prices may lead to overestimation of the increase in consumer surplus due to the...

I consider a model of duopoly where firms make sequential product design changes prior to price competition. I show that a socially desirable outcome is possible in this model. In equilibrium, the leader's product is less specific, implying a customer attraction strategy, and the follower's...

We compare the short-run welfare effects of two types of settlement agreements, quot;reverse paymentsquot; of the brand-name drug makers to generic producers not to enter the market and delayed entry when these payments are restricted both under the entry injunction (imposed by the Hatch-Waxman...

The data from the project "Conviver," launched in 2006 in Belo Horizonte (Brazil), provides a unique opportunity to study illegal electricity connections. Based on an original dataset of 15,279 low-income households, this paper studies the incidence and determinants of illegality in the context...