One of the most important economic strategic sectors in any economy is the electricity market. Its main feature is its oligopolistic character favoured by the returns to scale which act as an entry barrier. As a result, the energy generators can use their power market in order to increase their...

El presente trabajo desarrolla una metodología de estimación de sistemas de demanda, que sirve para calcular la elasticidad crítica a utilizar en la definición de mercados relevantes dentro de un sector en particular, y para simular los efectos unilaterales de fusiones horizontales que...

En este trabajo se analiza la estructura y el grado de competencia en el mercado de préstamos bancarios de Argentina en el período 2006-2011. Para evaluar el grado de competencia se utilizó el modelo de Panzer-Rose y se diferenció entre bancos privados y públicos. Los resultados indican que...

With the aim of analysing the seasonality of the Spanish and American film industries, a comparative analysis was made between variables such as release dates in cinemas, and trends in audience figures. The results show that Spanish films have a higher seasonality level than American ones, and...

El objetivo del presente trabajo es validar la existencia de poder de mercado ejercido por una firma integrada verticalmente en el mercado de procesamiento de operaciones realizadas mediante tarjetas de pago. La metodología usada se basa en el análisis de la variación de ese indicador como...

The objective of this contribution is to evaluate the weekly price dynamics of the biscuit sector in the framework of an economy with moderate inflation, such as Argentina. Using weekly frequency data, five versions of the function that relate cookie price weekly variations with their possible...

This paper develops a methodology for estimating demand systems, useful to calculate critical elasticities to be used in market delineation, and to simulate the unilateral effects of horizontal mergers. The whole method is based on the use of estimated long-run price elasticities, and it is...

With the aim of analysing the seasonality of the Spanish and American film industries, a comparative analysis was made between variables such as release dates in cinemas, and trends in audience figures. The results show that Spanish films have a higher seasonality level than American ones, and...