We investigate the effect of a vertical merger on downstream firms' ability to collude in a
repeated game framework. We show that a vertical merger has two main effects. On the one …

We investigate the collusive incentive for far-sighted manufacturers selling via managerial
retailers. In contrast to the existing literature, we find that revenue delegation can impede …

This article explains the inherent loss of an indirect competitor and reduction in competition
when a vertical merger raises input foreclosure concerns. We then calculate a measure of …

This paper proposes a theoretical model in which a formal upstream firm competes against
informal input suppliers, which constitute an alternative, albeit lower-quality input source for …

We consider a vertical relationship where an upstream monopolist supplies input to
downstream duopolistic firms. Under the assumption that downstream firms produce under a …

This article presents a link between tariff rates and industry structure in a dynamic setting.
We examine the role of tariffs on final-goods in a firm's decision to integrate and collude in …

Roman Becker untersucht den Akquisitionserfolg im Zusammenhang mit
Überschussliquidität beim akquirierenden Unternehmen und geht folgenden Fragen nach …

This paper considers an infinitely repeated competition between manufacturer‐retailer
supply chains. In every period, retailers privately observe the demand and manufacturers …

Upstream collusion that increases the price of an input can harm an independent
downstream producer (D). We ask whether this harm is more or less pronounced when D's …

Το κύριο κίνητρο για την εκπόνηση της παρούσας διδακτορικής διατριβής αποτελεί η
προσέγγιση του φαινομένου της συγκέντρωσης κεφαλαίου στη λιμενική βιομηχανία κατά …