A price concentration study on European mobile telecom markets: Limitations and insights

Pauline Affeldt and Rainer Nitsche
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Pauline Affeldt: E.CA Economics, ESMT European School of Management and Technology
Rainer Nitsche: E.CA Economics

No ESMT-14-07, ESMT Research Working Papers from ESMT European School of Management and Technology

Abstract: Price concentration studies investigate the relationship between market concentration and price levels. They are increasingly used in the mobile telecom industry. This paper provides a detailed account of the limitations of such studies. In addition, it proposes a specific approach in order to account for quality differences across countries, which are likely important when explaining price differences. When applying our approach to European mobile telecom markets from 2003 to 2012, we find that there is no positive relationship between concentration and prices and some indications that the relationship may be negative.

Keywords: Price concentration study; mobile; wireless; merger control; efficiencies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 28 pages
Date: 2014-11-18
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