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Does entry improve welfare? A general equilibrium approach to competition policy

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  • Bertrand Crettez

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  • Marie-Cécile Fagart

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We consider a general equilibrium model under imperfect competition. Firms have constantreturns, they are price taker in the input market and compete à la Cournot in theproduct market. We assume a representative consumer exists. We show that an increase inthe number of firms of a given market does not always improve welfare, challenging thecommon idea according to which mergers with no cost synergy are not desirable for theconsumer.

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Article provided by Springer in its journal Journal of Economics.

Volume (Year): 98 (2009)
Issue (Month): 2 (November)
Pages: 97-118

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Handle: RePEc:kap:jeczfn:v:98:y:2009:i:2:p:97-118
DOI: 10.1007/s00712-009-0082-y
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Keywords: Cournot competition; Competition policy; General equilibrium and imperfect competition; Efficiency; D50; L13; L40;

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  • D50 - Microeconomics - - General Equilibrium and Disequilibrium - - - General
  • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
  • L40 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - General

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Cited by:

  1. Marc Deschamps, 2013. "Pourquoi des politiques de concurrence ?," GREDEG Working Papers 2013-23, Groupe de REcherche en Droit, Economie, Gestion (GREDEG CNRS), University of Nice Sophia Antipolis.
  2. Arijit Mukherjee & Udo Broll & Soma Mukherjee, 2009. "The welfare effects of entry: the role of the input market," Journal of Economics, Springer, vol. 98(3), pages 189-201, December.
  3. Jacopo Zotti, 2015. "The Long Italian Stagnation and the Welfare Effects of Outsourcing," Working Papers 2015.105, Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei.
  4. Illtae Ahn & Hyukseung Shin, 2012. "Domestic Welfare Effects Of The Entry Of A Foreign Firm," Journal of Economic Development, Chung-Ang Unviersity, Department of Economics, vol. 37(2), pages 35-57, June.

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