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Distributive and Regional Effects of Monopoly Power

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  • Carlos M. Urzúa

    (Director of EGAP Gobierno y Política Pública, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City campus.)

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This paper estimates the distributive and regional effects of firms with market power in the case of Mexico. It presents evidence that the welfare losses due to the exercise of monopoly power are not only significant, but also larger, in relative terms, for the poor. Moreover, the losses are different for the urban and rural sectors, as well as for each of the states of Mexico, being the inhabitants of the poorest ones the most affected by firms with market power.

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  • Carlos M. Urzúa, 2013. "Distributive and Regional Effects of Monopoly Power," Economía Mexicana NUEVA ÉPOCA, CIDE, División de Economía, vol. 0(2), pages 279-295, July-Dece.
    • Handle: RePEc:emc:ecomex:v:22:y:2013:i:2:p:279-295
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    • L1 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance
    • L4 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies
    • O5 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies

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