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The Sweezy model of price competition among private labels of chain stores
Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2017 The aim of the paper is to verify and explain the actual effects of the Sweezy oligopoly model and its eventual impact on the consumer demand and the structure of the food supply of chain stores.
Roman Svoboda, Lenka Kopecka
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American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract This paper derives a firm‐level threshold, the Herfindahl Neutral Point, from the standard concentration index used in merger review. At this threshold, a marginal expansion leaves the index unchanged. Firms below the threshold reduce concentration when they expand; firms above it increase concentration.
Andrew J. Keller, Krishna P. Paudel
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Mixed Oligopoly in Education [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2013 This paper studies oligopolistic competition in education markets when schools can be private and public and when the quality of education depends on ìpeer groupî e§ects. In the Örst stage of our game schools set their quality and in the second stage they Öx their tuition fees. We examine how the (subgame perfect Nash) equilibrium allocation (qualities,
Cremer, Helmuth, Maldonado, Dario
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Formation of a Competitive Environment in the Market of Electronic Payment Systems
Современная конкуренция, 2022 The relevance of the study of the formation of a competitive environment in the payment systems market is due to the current oligopoly of foreign payment systems.
Alexander N. Aleksahin +4 more
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Risk management externalities in agrifood supply chains
American Journal of Agricultural Economics, EarlyView.Abstract Firms may under‐ or over‐invest in risk management from the social planner's perspective, resulting in a negative externality on other economic agents in the supply chain. The externality of risk management is particularly relevant for agrifood supply chains, which frequently experience disruptions and play a primary role in preventing major ...
Jeffrey Hadachek, Meilin Ma
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THE STRATEGIC TRADE POLICIES: COMMERCIAL DISPUTES ON THE WORLD AIRCRAFT MARKET [PDF]
CES Working Papers, 2012 The paper aims to illustrate how strategic trade policy is used by analyzing the concrete situation in the world aircraft industry, focusing on the case of the large civil aircrafts and on the regional jet aircrafts.
Sorin-Ștefan Maha, Liviu-George Maha
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Does Branded Food Product Advertising Help or Hurt Farmers?
Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2002 This study investigates market conditions when food processor/handler brand advertising, whether undertaken by an investor-owned firm or by a cooperative, will benefit or harm farmers.
Mingxia Zhang +2 more
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Conceptualizing Corporate Political Activity for Sustainability Governance—The CPA Cube
Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sustainability transformations in the economy, and related public policy decisions, are highly contested, attracting business involvement. To better understand how business influence on government impacts the success or failure of sustainability governance efforts, this paper extends the literature on corporate political activity (CPA) by ...
Burkard Eberlein, Janina Grabs
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Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Research on supermarket‐related voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) is divided on whether competition helps or hinders efforts to reduce negative social and environmental impacts. This paper examines how the standardization process shapes these outcomes.
Frits Kremer +3 more
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Competition analysis of automobiles and light commercial segment between 1990 and 2014
Socioeconomic AnalyticsThis paper reviews the concept of market structure in oligopoly and concentration indicators CR(4) and HH, and verifies the changes in the concentration and competition of the automotive and light commercial market between 1990 and 2014. In 1990, the CR(
Daniel Santana Medeiros
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