Merger and entry-license tax

被引:10
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作者
Cato, Susumu [1 ]
Matsumura, Toshihiro [2 ]
机构
[1] Tokyo Metropolitan Univ, Grad Sch Social Sci, Hachioji, Tokyo 1920397, Japan
[2] Univ Tokyo, Inst Social Sci, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1130033, Japan
关键词
Merger; Free entry; Entry tax; Competition policy; Excess-entry theorem; HORIZONTAL MERGERS; COMPETITION;
D O I
10.1016/j.econlet.2012.12.038
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
This paper investigates how horizontal mergers affect the optimal entry barrier (tax) in the presence of free entry and exit. We show that the government should raise the entry tax when a merger reduces the total number of firms entering. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:11 / 13
页数:3
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