Why do mergers occur, what are their effects on social welfare and which are the best economic policies toward them? These three questions have been puzzling industrial economists since the end of
Unless OPEC and other oil-producing countries redraw the boundaries between state and company, they will end up surrendering their competitive edge. So contends the author who focuses on the oil indus
The Evolution of the US Airline Industry discusses the evolution of the hub-and-spoke network system and the associated price discrimination strategy, as the post-deregulation dominant business model
This book contains the key-note lectures and a selection of papers that were presented at the 15th Conference of the European Association for Research in Industrial Econo- mics (EARlE) held under the
Describes and analyzes the formation, operation, and impacts of modern global cartels. This book provides a broad picture of the economics, competition law and history of international price fixing. I