MARKET DELINEATION AND MERGER SIMULATION: A PROPOSED METHODOLOGY WITH AN APPLICATION TO THE ARGENTINE BISCUIT MARKET

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Journal of Competition Law and Economics, 2011, vol. 7, issue 1, 113-131

Abstract: This paper develops a methodology for estimating demand systems, calculating critical elasticities to be used in market delineation, and simulating the unilateral effects of horizontal mergers. The whole method is based on the use of estimated long-run price elasticities, and it is essentially the same when used to define relevant markets and when to simulate mergers. The paper also includes an empirical application of the method, which relies on data from the Argentine biscuit market.

JEL-codes: C32 L11 L66 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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