Merger policy in a quantitative model of internationaltrade

Breinlich, Holger, Nocke, Volker and Schutz, Nicolas (2015) Merger policy in a quantitative model of internationaltrade. CEP Discussion Paper (1378). London School of Economics and Political Science. Centre for Economic Performance, London, UK.

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Abstract

In a two-country international trade model with oligopolistic competition, we study the conditions on market structure and trade costs under which a merger policy designed to benefit domestic consumers is too tough or too lenient from the viewpoint of the foreign country. Calibrating the model to match industry-level data in the U.S. and Canada, we show that at present levels of trade costs merger policy is too tough in the vast majority of sectors. We also quantify the resulting externalities and study the impact of different regimes of coordinating merger policies at varying levels of trade costs.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://cep.lse.ac.uk/
Additional Information:	© 2015 The Authors
Divisions:	Centre for Economic Performance
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory H Social Sciences > HF Commerce
JEL classification:	F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F12 - Models of Trade with Imperfect Competition and Scale Economies F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F13 - Commercial Policy; Protection; Promotion; Trade Negotiations; International Trade Organizations L - Industrial Organization > L1 - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance > L13 - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets L - Industrial Organization > L4 - Antitrust Issues and Policies > L44 - Antitrust Policy and Public Enterprise, Nonprofit Institutions, and Professional Organizations
Date Deposited:	14 Jan 2016 14:32
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 23:37
Funders:	Economic and Social Research Council
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/64983

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