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Essays in Industrial Organization

Type
dissertation project
Start Date
September 1, 2011
End Date
January 31, 2013
Status
completed
Keywords
Switzerland
Industrial organization
Globalization
Market structure
Description
This dissertation consists of four chapters. Using data on firms in Switzerland, the first chapter shows that a reduction in trade barriers between Switzerland and the European Union results in firms which are on average less vertically integrated. This finding confirms recent work in international trade theory, predicting that a reduction in trade barriers makes vertical integration less attractive by thickening the market for intermediate input goods. The second chapter shows that a reduction in trade barriers increases concentration in certain industries. This finding supports the notion that fewer firms are able to survive as the toughness of price competition increases. The third chapter takes a closer look at mergers and acquisitions, which are an important vehicle for such changes in vertical or horizontal market structure. In the fourth chapter, recent developments in the market for Internet connectivity are analyzed.
Leader contributor(s)
Burghardt, Dirk  
Partner(s)
New York University
Funder

SNF – Scholarship (pr...

Topic(s)
Switzerland
Industrial organization
Globalization
Market structure
Method(s)
Econometrics
Microeconomic theory
Range
HSG Internal
Range (De)
HSG Intern
Division(s)

FGN - Institute of Ec...

Eprints ID
146676
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