Firm Diversification, Mutual Forbearance Behavior and Price Cost - Margin

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. Multi-Market Contacts, Firm Interdependence and Industrial Profitability Appendix A. A Simple Model of Firm Interdependence 3. The Sample Appendix B. Sample Firms 4. Horizontal Interdependence and Industry Price-Cost Margins Appendix C. Data Sources 5. Vertical Interdependence and Industry Price-Cost Margins 6. Horizontal Interdependence, Vertical Interdependence and Industry Price-Cost Margins 7. Conclusions

About the author

Allyn D. Strickland

Summary

Concern over conglomerate mergers increased dramatically in the latter part of the twentieth century. This book, first published in 1984, addresses the issue by examining the mutual forbearance hypothesis. More specifically, do multi-market contacts among diversified firms affect market competition?

Product details

• Authors: Allyn D. Strickland
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9781138570740
• ISBN: 978-1-138-57074-0
• No. of pages: 174
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Industrial Economics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Business & Economics / General, Business and Management, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General, 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Economic systems and structures, Economic systems & structures, Economics of industrial organisation, Economics of industrial organization, Takeovers, mergers and buy-outs, Takeovers, mergers & buy-outs