Market Structure and Investments: A Progress Report

Yassine Lefouili and Leonardo Madio

No 23-1491, TSE Working Papers from Toulouse School of Economics (TSE)

Abstract: This paper reviews recent studies on the impact of changes in market structure on investments. First, we examine the relationship between competition intensity and investments from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. Second, we discuss the impact of mergers among competing incumbents on firms' incentives to introduce new products and to undertake cost-reducing and quality-enhancing investments. Last, we explore how the acquisition of an innovative entrant by an incumbent can affect the investment incentives of both firms.

Keywords: Competition; Investments; Innovation; Mergers; Entry (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D43 L13 L40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023-12-04, Revised 2024-09
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