Alternative approach to measuring oligopoly power: a wheat market example

Authors
Citation
C. Arnade et D. Pick, Alternative approach to measuring oligopoly power: a wheat market example, APPL ECON L, 6(3), 1999, pp. 195-197
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Economics
Journal title
APPLIED ECONOMICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
13504851 → ACNP
Volume
6
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
195 - 197
Database
ISI
SICI code
1350-4851(199903)6:3<195:AATMOP>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
A new approach for estimating oligopoly power coefficients is proposed. The methodology used sidesteps the difficulties of obtaining cost data and obt aining coefficients which do not satisfy the theoretical properties of the cost function.