This paper analyzes a merger of large manufacturers with divestiture in the French coffee market. In contrast to …

, we show that (1) banning fee discrimination and platform entry is detrimental to welfare, (2) a vertical merger within a …

We study the effects of a vertical merger in a setting with a single upstream supplier of a critical input and two … downstream customers announce their retail prices. We find that after the vertical merger, the merged firm will prefer to … its price. We preform Monte Carlo simulations about the competitive effects of the vertical merger for the cases of linear …

The new US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission vertical merger guidelines promise enforcement based on … about the price effects of vertical mergers are underdeveloped. I model a vertical merger of an upstream monopolist with one … decision timing. The model yields a condition under which a vertical merger results in consumer price increases that is …

One key concern in vertical merger cases is input foreclosure. Input foreclosure involves raising the costs of … competitors in the downstream market, which could in turn increase the sales and profits of the downstream merger partner. In this … article, we explain how the upward pricing pressure resulting from unilateral incentives following a vertical merger can be …