Horizontal mergers in the circular city : a note
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We investigate the profitability and locational effects of two-firm Cournot mergers in the circular city. As compared with the linear market, we find that mergers turn out to be unprofitable much earlier.Download Info
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Paper provided by Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1) in its series Cahiers de la Maison des Sciences Economiques with number v04014.Length: 13 pages
Date of creation: Feb 2004
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Handle: RePEc:mse:wpsorb:v04014
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Keywords: Horizontal merger; endogenous location; circular city.;Other versions of this item:
- Andreea Cosnita, 2005. "Horizontal mergers in the circular city: a note," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 12(7), pages 1-10.
- D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure and Pricing - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
- L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:
- NEP-ALL-2004-12-12 (All new papers)
- NEP-COM-2004-12-12 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-GEO-2004-12-12 (Economic Geography)
- NEP-IND-2004-12-12 (Industrial Organization)
- NEP-URE-2004-12-12 (Urban & Real Estate Economics)
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