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Importations parallèles sur le marché automobile européen : une analyse en termes de différentiation verticale

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  • Séverine HALLER

    (EUREQua, Université de Paris 1)

  • Marie-Hélène JEANNERET

    (CRECIC, Université René-Descartes Paris 5)

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Des écarts de prix importants sur les marchés automobile européens donnent lieu à des importations parallèles entre les pays de l'Union Européenne. Ce commerce « gris » va-t-il faire converger les prix vers un prix unique, plus concurrentiel ? Cet article a pour objet d'analyser les stratégies de prix d'une firme en monopole sur son marché domestique et en duopole sur un autre marché européen. Le produit est vendu par le biais d'un réseau de distribution exclusive dans les deux pays. La firme peut être concurrencée sur son propre marché par un ou plusieurs arbitragistes tirant partie d'un écart de prix. Nous montrons que lorsque le bien réimporté a une qualité perçue différente du « bien autorisé » et selon l'intensité de la concurrence dans le pays étranger la firme peut avoir intérêt à laisser l'arbitrage (les importations parallèles) se faire et continuer à pratiquer des prix différents entre les deux pays.

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  • Séverine HALLER & Marie-Hélène JEANNERET, 2003. "Importations parallèles sur le marché automobile européen : une analyse en termes de différentiation verticale," Discussion Papers (REL - Recherches Economiques de Louvain) 2003024, Université catholique de Louvain, Institut de Recherches Economiques et Sociales (IRES).
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    • L62 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Automobiles; Other Transportation Equipment; Related Parts and Equipment
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
    • L4 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies

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