Firm Diversification, Mutual Forbearance Behavior and Price-Cost Margins

ISBN-13: 9781138570740 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 170 str.

Allyn D. Strickland

Opis

Concern over conglomerate mergers increased dramatically in the latter part of the twentieth century. This book, first published in 1984, addresses the issue by examining the mutual forbearance hypothesis. More specifically, do multi-market contacts among diversified firms affect market competition?

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Multi-Market Contacts, Firm Interdependence and Industrial Profitability  Appendix A. A Simple Model of Firm Interdependence  3. The Sample  Appendix B. Sample Firms  4. Horizontal Interdependence and Industry Price-Cost Margins  Appendix C. Data Sources  5. Vertical Interdependence and Industry Price-Cost Margins  6. Horizontal Interdependence, Vertical Interdependence and Industry Price-Cost Margins  7. Conclusions

O autorze

Allyn D. Strickland