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Taylor, Christopher T.,
Nicholas M. Kreisle, and
Paul R. Zimmerman. 2010. "Vertical Relationships and Competition in Retail Gasoline Markets: Empirical Evidence from Contract Changes in Southern California: Comment."
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100(3): 1269-76.
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DOI: 10.1257/aer.100.3.1269
Abstract:In a paper in the March 2004 AER, Justine Hastings concludes that the acquisition of an independent gasoline retailer, Thrifty, by a vertically integrated firm, ARCO, is associated with sizable price increases at competing stations. To better understand the mechanism to which she attributes this effect -- which combines vertical integration and rebranding -- we attempted but ultimately failed to reproduce the results using alternative data.
Authors:
Taylor, Christopher T. (US Federal Trade Commission)
Kreisle, Nicholas M. (US Federal Trade Commission)
Zimmerman, Paul R. (US Federal Trade Commission)
JEL Classifications:
L13: Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
L22: Firm Organization and Market Structure
L42: Vertical Restraints; Resale Price Maintenance; Quantity Discounts
L71: Mining, Extraction, and Refining: Hydrocarbon Fuels
L81: Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce
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