A Random Coefficients Logit Analysis of the Counterfactual: A Merger and Divestiture in the Australian Cigarette Industry
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Keywords
mergers; divestitures; cigarettes; tobacco; anti-trust policy; competition policy;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- L41 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices
- L66 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Food; Beverages; Cosmetics; Tobacco
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-COM-2013-07-20 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-FOR-2013-07-20 (Forecasting)
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