"This paper provides a conceptual framework of multilateral bargaining in a bilaterally oligopolistic industry to analyze the motivations for horizontal mergers, technology choice, and their welfare implications. We first analyze the implication of market structure for the distribution of industry profits. We find that retailer mergers are more likely (less likely) if suppliers have increasing (decreasing) unit costs, while supplier mergers are more likely (less likely) if goods are substitutes (complements). In a second step we explore how market structure affects suppliers' technology choice, which reflects a trade-off between inframarginal and marginal production costs. We find that suppliers focus more on marginal cost reduction if (1) ...
The purpose of this article is to analyze the incentives of manufacturers to deal exclusively with r...
'In many intermediate goods markets buyers and sellers both have market power. Contracts are usually...
This paper develops an international trade model where firms in a duopoly may diversify their techno...
'This paper provides a conceptual framework of multilateral bargaining in a bilaterally oligopolisti...
"We examine how a downstream merger affects input prices and, in turn, the profitability of such a m...
The paper presents a model of duopoly in which firms acquire inputs through bilateral monopoly relat...
This paper develops an international trade model where firms in a duopoly may diversify their techno...
This thesis discusses the welfare effects of horizontal mergers and firms' incentives to merge. More...
I analyse the effects of a downstream merger in a differentiated oligopoly when there is bargaining ...
This article analyzes the incentive to merge in a context of price competition with horizontal produ...
"This paper provides a conceptual framework of multilateral bargaining in a bilaterally oligopolisti...
This paper examines the output and profit effects of horizontal mergers between up-stream firms in i...
This paper studies the incentives of firms selling vertically differentiated products to merge. To t...
We consider mergers between multi-product firms in a market with monopolistically competitive fringe...
"Diese Arbeit untersucht die Wirkungen horizontaler Kooperation auf die Anreize der Unternehmen, Kom...
The purpose of this article is to analyze the incentives of manufacturers to deal exclusively with r...
'In many intermediate goods markets buyers and sellers both have market power. Contracts are usually...
This paper develops an international trade model where firms in a duopoly may diversify their techno...
'This paper provides a conceptual framework of multilateral bargaining in a bilaterally oligopolisti...
"We examine how a downstream merger affects input prices and, in turn, the profitability of such a m...
The paper presents a model of duopoly in which firms acquire inputs through bilateral monopoly relat...
This paper develops an international trade model where firms in a duopoly may diversify their techno...
This thesis discusses the welfare effects of horizontal mergers and firms' incentives to merge. More...
I analyse the effects of a downstream merger in a differentiated oligopoly when there is bargaining ...
This article analyzes the incentive to merge in a context of price competition with horizontal produ...
"This paper provides a conceptual framework of multilateral bargaining in a bilaterally oligopolisti...
This paper examines the output and profit effects of horizontal mergers between up-stream firms in i...
This paper studies the incentives of firms selling vertically differentiated products to merge. To t...
We consider mergers between multi-product firms in a market with monopolistically competitive fringe...
"Diese Arbeit untersucht die Wirkungen horizontaler Kooperation auf die Anreize der Unternehmen, Kom...
The purpose of this article is to analyze the incentives of manufacturers to deal exclusively with r...
'In many intermediate goods markets buyers and sellers both have market power. Contracts are usually...
This paper develops an international trade model where firms in a duopoly may diversify their techno...