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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| The Determinants of Market Outcomes | |
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| Demand Functions and Demand Elasticities | |
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| Technological Determinants of Market Structure | |
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| Competitive Environments: Perfect Competition, Oligopoly, and Monopoly | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Econometrics Review | |
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| Multiple Regression | |
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| Identification of Causal Effects | |
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| Best Practice in Econometric Exercises | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Annex: Introduction to the Theory of Identification | |
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| Estimation of Cost Functions | |
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| Accounting and Economic Revenue, Costs, and Profits | |
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| Estimation of Production and Cost Functions | |
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| Alternative Approaches | |
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| Costs and Market Structure | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Market Definition | |
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| Basic Concepts in Market Definition | |
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| Price Level Differences and Price Correlations | |
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| Natural Experiments | |
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| Directly Estimating the Substitution Effect | |
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| Using Shipment Data for Geographic Market Definition | |
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| Measuring Pricing Constraints | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| The Relationship between Market Structure and Price | |
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| Framework for Analyzing the Effect of Market Structure on Prices | |
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| Entry, Exit, and Pricing Power | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Identification of Conduct | |
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| The Role of Structural Indicators | |
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| Directly Identifying the Nature of Competition | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Annex: Identification of Conduct in Differentiated Markets | |
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| Damage Estimation | |
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| Quantifying Damages of a Cartel | |
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| Quantifying Damages in Abuse of Dominant Position Cases | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Merger Simulation | |
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| Best Practice in Merger Simulation | |
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| Introduction to Unilateral Effects | |
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| General Model for Merger Simulation | |
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| Merger Simulation: Coordinated Effects | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Demand System Estimation | |
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| Demand System Estimation: Models of Continuous Choice | |
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| Demand System Estimation: Discrete Choice Models | |
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| Demand Estimation in Merger Analysis | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Quantitative Assessment of Vertical Restraints and Integration | |
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| Rationales for Vertical Restraints and Integration | |
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| Measuring the Effect of Vertical Restraints | |
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| Conclusions | |
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| Conclusion | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |