AN EMPIRICAL-ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF THE MONOPOLIES AND MERGERS COMMISSION BEER ORDERS (1989) ON THE UK BREWING INDUSTRY

Authors
ABBOTT AJ LAWLER KA LING M
Citation
Aj. Abbott et al., AN EMPIRICAL-ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF THE MONOPOLIES AND MERGERS COMMISSION BEER ORDERS (1989) ON THE UK BREWING INDUSTRY, Applied economics, 30(1), 1998, pp. 145-149
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
Applied economics → ACNP
ISSN journal
00036846
Volume
30
Issue
1
Year of publication
1998
Pages
145 - 149
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-6846(1998)30:1<145:AEOTEO>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to analyse the structural changes in the UK b rewing industry, resulting from the Monopolies and Mergers Commission' s (MMC) Beer Orders, 1989. Our discussion is supported by an empirical analysis of the effects of these recommendations on the demand for be er in the UK. The empirical results indicate no significant change in the national market following the recent government interventation.