The countervailing power hypothesis in the dominant firm-competitive fringe model

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2015
Volume: 126
Issue: C
Pages: 110-113

Authors (2)

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0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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Abstract

In the dominant firm-competitive fringe model, where firms purchase input from a common supplier via two-part tariff contracts, we demonstrate that countervailing power may be neutral. Unlike Chen (2003), more countervailing power may not lead to lower consumer prices.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:126:y:2015:i:c:p:110-113
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-28