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The effect of mergers on variety in grocery retailing
Argentesi, Elena; Buccirossi, Paolo; Cervone, Roberto; … - In: International Journal of Industrial Organization 79 (2021), pp. 1-19
We study a merger between two Dutch supermarket chains to assess its effect on the depth as well as composition of assortment. We adopt a difference-in-differences strategy that exploits local variation in pre-merger competitive conditions and thus in the merger outcomes. To define our control...
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Ex-post merger evaluation in the UK retail market for books
Aguzzoni, Luca; Argentesi, Elena; Ciari, Lorenzo; Duso, … - 2013
This paper empirically evaluates the price effects of the merger of two major book retail chains in the UK: Waterstone's and Ottakar's. We employ differences-in-differences techniques and use a rich dataset containing monthly scanner data information on a sample of 200 books sold in 60 stores in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010316150
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Ex-post merger evaluation in the UK retail market for books
Aguzzoni, Luca; Argentesi, Elena; Ciari, Lorenzo; Duso, … - 2013
This paper empirically evaluates the price effects of the merger of two major book retail chains in the UK: Waterstone's and Ottakar's. We employ differences-in-differences techniques and use a rich dataset containing monthly scanner data information on a sample of 200 books sold in 60 stores in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010317360
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Unternehmenszusammenschlüsse im Lebensmitteleinzelhandel verringern die Produktvielfalt
Duso, Tomaso; Argentesi, Elena; Buccirossi, Paolo; … - In: DIW Wochenbericht 83 (2016) 1, pp. 11-22
Marktkonzentration durch Fusionen und Übernahmen unter Einzelhandelsketten zu, die bereits vorher über eine erhebliche Marktmacht … niederländischen Lebensmittelmarkt zwischen 2009 und 2012 untersucht, welche von der ACM unter der Auflage, Filialen zu verkaufen …. Allerdings reduzierte der letzte Zusammenschluss in signifikantem Maße die Breite des Sortiments und damit die …
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The effect of retail mergers on prices and variety: An ex-post evaluation
Argentesi, Elena; Buccirossi, Paolo; Cervone, Roberto; … - 2016
Unlike most retrospective merger studies that only focus on price effects, we also estimate the impact of a merger on product variety. We use an original dataset on Dutch supermarkets to assess the effect of a merger that was conditionally approved by the Dutch Competition Authority (ACM) on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011496944
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Ex-Post Merger Evaluation in the UK Retail Market for Books
Aguzzoni, Luca; Argentesi, Elena; Ciari, Lorenzo; Duso, … - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2013
This paper empirically evaluates the price effects of the merger of two major book retail chains in the UK: Waterstone's and Ottakar's. We employ differences-in-differences techniques and use a rich dataset containing monthly scanner data information on a sample of 200 books sold in 60 stores in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010735264
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They played the merger game: A retrospective analysis in the UK videogames market
Aguzzoni, Luca; Argentesi, Elena; Buccirossi, Paolo; … - Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), … - 2013
We study the effect of a merger in a dynamic high-technology industry - the videogame market - which is characterized by frequent introduction of new products. To assess the impact of the merger between two large specialist retailers in the UK, we perform a difference-in-differences analysis...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010956731
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Ex-post merger evaluation in the UK retail market for books
Aguzzoni, Luca; Argentesi, Elena; Ciari, Lorenzo; Duso, … - Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE), … - 2013
This paper empirically evaluates the price effects of the merger of two major book retail chains in the UK: Waterstone's and Ottakar's. We employ differences-in-differences techniques and use a rich dataset containing monthly scanner data information on a sample of 200 books sold in 60 stores in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010956747
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Price or variety? An evaluation of mergers effects in grocery retailing
Argentesi, Elena; Buccirossi, Paolo; Cervone, Roberto; … - 2018
Assortment decisions are key strategic instruments for firms responding to local market conditions. We assess this claim by studying the effect of a national merger between two large Dutch supermarket chains on prices and on the depth as well as composition of assortment. We adopt a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011849590
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Ex-post Merger Evaluation in the U.K. Retail Market for Books
Aguzzoni, Luca; Argentesi, Elena; Ciari, Lorenzo; Duso, … - In: The Journal of Industrial Economics 64 (2016) 1, pp. 170-200
This paper evaluates the price effects of the merger of two major UK book retailers. We use a dataset containing monthly scanner data on a sample of 200 books in 50 local markets for four years around the merger. We compare the price changes after the merger in shops located in areas where both...
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