Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/92602 
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Year of Publication: 
2006
Series/Report no.: 
ISER Discussion Paper No. 675
Publisher: 
Osaka University, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Osaka
Abstract: 
Theory shows that vertical integration has contrasting two effects, efficiency and foreclosure effects. This study empirically estimates the relative size of these two effects. Unlike previous studies, I focus on a single vertical merger in order to use a panel dataset, and estimate its average treatment effects on the several market outcomes. The findings suggest that there was a significant efficiency gain from the merger; the merged systems were found to carry affiliated networks more frequently; there was a larger price decrease in the merged markets. On the other hand, there was weak evidence of foreclosure.
JEL: 
L10
L22
L40
C14
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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