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dc.contributor.authorHaucap, Justusen
dc.contributor.authorMüller, Hans Christianen
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-02T12:40:35Z-
dc.date.available2012-04-02T12:40:35Z-
dc.date.issued2012-
dc.identifier.isbn978‐3‐86304‐046‐8en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/56464-
dc.description.abstractEconomic theory suggests that gasoline retail markets are prone to collusive behavior. Oligopoly market structures prevail, market interactions occur frequently, prices are highly transparent, and demand is rather inelastic. A recent sector inquiry in Germany backed suspicions of tacit collusion and suggested to adopt regulatory pricing rules for gas stations similar to those implemented in Austria, parts of Australia, Luxembourg or parts of Canada. In order to increase consumer welfare these rules either restrict the number of price changes per day or they limit the mark‐up for gasoline retail prices. As theoretical predictions about the impact of these measures are mixed and empirical studies rare, we analyze the effects, using an experimental gasoline market in the lab. Our results reveal that two of the suggested rules rather decrease consumer welfare: The Austrian rule which only allows one price increase per day (while price cuts are always possible) and the Luxembourg rule which introduces a maximum markup for retailers. While no rule tends to induce lower retail prices, the Western Australian rule which allows at most one daily price change (no matter whether up or down) does at least not harm consumers.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics (DICE) |cDüsseldorfen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aDICE Discussion Paper |x47en
dc.subject.jelL13en
dc.subject.jelL71en
dc.subject.jelL81en
dc.subject.jelL88en
dc.subject.jelK23en
dc.subject.jelC90en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordGasoline Pricesen
dc.subject.keywordFuel Pricesen
dc.subject.keywordExperimental Gasoline Marketen
dc.subject.keywordFuel Price Regulationen
dc.subject.keywordRetail Price Regulationen
dc.subject.keywordGas Stationsen
dc.titleThe Effects of Gasoline Price Regulations: Experimental Evidence-
dc.type|aWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn689577745en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:dicedp:47en

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