1st Edition

Internationalization, Market Power and Consumer Welfare

382 Pages

by Routledge

382 Pages

by Routledge

382 Pages

by Routledge

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In the years prior to this book being originally published in 1992, the study of industrial economics had been dominated by the USA. While there was a fund of theoretical and empirical knowledge relating to the US experience, this is not always relevant in the context of Europe. With its considerable national market the USA developed competition policies that differ from those in the smaller... Read more

Part 1: Introduction 1. Market Power and Consumer Welfare in Open Economies Yves Bourdet Part 2: Concentration, Efficiency and Market Power 2. Concentration, Prices and Profitability in the Swedish Manufacturing Industry Nils-Olov Stålhammar Part 3: International Integration and Multinational Competition 4. The White Goods Industry Örjan Sölvell 5. The Pharmaceutical Market Bengt Jönsson 6. Competition and Prices in the Passenger Car Market Yves Bourdet Part 4: Producer Behaviour, Public Policy and the Market 7. Agricultural Policy: Old Wine in New Bottles Ewa Rabinowicz 8. The Textile and Clothing Market: Towards a Liberalization? Eva Lindström 9. Economic Regulation of Domestic Air Transport in Sweden Siri Pettersen Strandenes Part 5: Competition Policy, Market Power and Economic Efficiency 10. Policy Toward Market Power and Restrictive Practices Yves Bourdet 11. Competition Policy and Economic Efficiency: Efficiency Trade-Offs in Industrial Policy Lennart Hjalmarsson.