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Collinearity in Linear Structural Models of Market Power

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  • Jeffrey Perloff
  • Edward Shen

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The well-known structural model used to estimate market structure suffers from a severe collinearity problem if the marginal cost and demand equations are linear.
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  • Jeffrey Perloff & Edward Shen, 2012. "Collinearity in Linear Structural Models of Market Power," Review of Industrial Organization, Springer;The Industrial Organization Society, vol. 40(2), pages 131-138, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:revind:v:40:y:2012:i:2:p:131-138
    DOI: 10.1007/s11151-012-9336-x
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    Keywords

    Collinearity; Estimation; Market power; Structural model; L13; C1;
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    JEL classification:

    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
    • C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General

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