Is the German Retail Gas Market Competitive? A Spatial-temporal Analysis Using Quantile Regression
Alex Kihm,
Nolan Ritter and
Colin Vance
No 522, Ruhr Economic Papers from RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Ruhr-University Bochum, TU Dortmund University, University of Duisburg-Essen
Abstract:
We explore whether non-competitive pricing prevails in Germany's retail gasoline market by examining the influence of the crude oil price on the retail gasoline price, focusing specifically on how this influence varies according to the brand and to the degree of competition in the vicinity of the station. Our analysis identifies several factors other than cost - including the absence of nearby competitors and regional market concentration - that play a significant role in mediating the influence of the oil price on the retail gas price, suggesting price setting power among stations.
Keywords: panel data; quantile regression; spatial competition; gasoline market (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C33 Q41 R41 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.4419/86788597
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