THE EFFECTS OF RETAIL REGULATIONS ON PRICES: EVIDENCE FROM THE LOI GALLAND

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Biscourp, Pierre; Boutin, Xavier; Verge, Thibaud
• 署名单位: European Commission Joint Research Centre; Japan Science & Technology Agency (JST)
• 刊物名称: ECONOMIC JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0013-0133
• DOI: 10.1111/ecoj.12045
• 发表日期: 2013
• 页码: 1279-1312
• 关键词: bilateral contracts; Vertical contracts; maintenance; industry

摘要

Using a unique data set merging micro-store level data with grocery markets data, this article provides an empirical analysis of a legislation that had the same effect as allowing industry-wide price floors. It shows that, after the introduction of the legislation, the link between retail prices and market concentration has significantly been weakened. Price dispersion has dropped for branded products more than for store brands and price convergence appears to have taken place across stores. These results are consistent with recent theories on the anti-competitive effects of resale price maintenance in markets with interlocking relationships.