NDLI: Measuring the Welfare of Intermediation in Vertical Markets

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Measuring the Welfare of Intermediation in Vertical Markets

Content Provider	Scilit
Author	Donna, Javier D. Pereira, Pedro Pires, Tiago Trindade, Andre
Copyright Year	2018
Description	Journal: SSRN Electronic Journal We empirically investigate the welfare of intermediaries in oligopolistic markets, where intermediaries offer additional services. We exploit the unique circumstance that, in our empirical setting, consumers can purchase from manufacturers or intermediaries. We specify an equilibrium model, and estimate it using product-level data. The demand includes consumers with costly search and channel-specific preferences. The supply includes two distribution channels. One features bargaining about wholesale prices between manufacturers and intermediaries, and price competition among intermediaries. The other is vertically integrated. The model is used to simulate counterfactuals, where intermediaries do not offer additional services. We find that intermediaries increase welfare.
Related Links	https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/90240/1/MPRA_paper_90240.pdf https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/Delivery.cfm?abstractid=3285205
ISSN	10914358
e-ISSN	15565068
DOI	10.2139/ssrn.3285205
Journal	SSRN Electronic Journal
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier BV
Publisher Date	2018-12-10
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Journal: SSRN Electronic Journal Mathematical Social Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Psychiatry and Mental Health

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