MARKET-STRUCTURE AND THE IMPACT OF IMPORTS ON PRICE COST MARGINS

Authors
LOPEZ E LOPEZ RA
Citation
E. Lopez et Ra. Lopez, MARKET-STRUCTURE AND THE IMPACT OF IMPORTS ON PRICE COST MARGINS, Review of industrial organization, 11(1), 1996, pp. 107-113
Citations number
28
Categorie Soggetti
Economics,Management
Journal title
Review of industrial organization → ACNP
ISSN journal
0889938X
Volume
11
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
107 - 113
Database
ISI
SICI code
0889-938X(1996)11:1<107:MATIOI>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
This paper provides a conceptual analysis of the impact of imports on domestic price-cost margins via the interaction of economies of scale, conjectural variations, and demand elasticities. Positive or negative impacts can be theoretically justified based on the relative strength of these factors.