Market Structure and Competition Policy

Game-Theoretic Approaches

Jacques-François Thisse editor George Norman editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

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This 2000 text applies modern advances in game theory to the analysis of competition policy.

First published in 2000, this is a wide-ranging contribution to the literature on industrial economics by leading scholars from Europe and North America, combining theory and applied case studies, on the sometimes surprising effects of competition or anti-trust policy on industry structure.This 2000 text applies modern advances in game theory to the analysis of competition policy and develops some of the theoretical and policy concerns associated with the pioneering work of Louis Phlips. Containing contributions by leading scholars from Europe and North America, this book observes a common theme in the relationship between the regulatory regime and market structure. Since the inception of the new industrial organization, economists have developed a better understanding of how real-world markets operate. These results have particular relevance to the design and application of anti-trust policy. Analyses indicate that picking the most competitive framework in the short run may be detrimental to competition and welfare in the long run, concentrating the attention of policy makers on the impact on the long-run market structure. This book provides essential reading for graduate students of industrial and managerial economics as well as researchers and policy makers.

ISBN: 9780521783330

Dimensions: 237mm x 160mm x 26mm

Weight: 627g

308 pages