The effects of price competition on firms' operations and market price: Evidence from a retail gasoline market

被引：5

作者：

Koh, Kanghyok ^{[1
]}

Jeon, Sungho ^{[2
]}

Lee, Jinhyuk ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Korea Univ, Dept Econ, 145 Anam Ro, Seoul 02841, South Korea

[2] Korea Informat Soc Dev Inst, 18 Jeongtong Ro, Jincheon Gun 27872, Chungcheongbuk, South Korea

来源：

ENERGY ECONOMICS | 2022年 / 108卷

基金：

新加坡国家研究基金会;

关键词：

Price competition; Entry effect; Thrifty gas station policy; Operational probability; Gasoline price; Retail gasoline market; VERTICAL RELATIONSHIPS; EMPIRICAL-EVIDENCE; CONTRACT CHANGES; LOCAL MARKET; QUALITY; GAS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.eneco.2022.105889

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We study the effects of price competition induced by entries of thrifty gas stations on incumbent gas stations' operational probabilities and gasoline prices. Using administrative panel data of the entire population of retail gas stations in South Korea, we document that entries of thrifty gas stations decreased incumbent gas stations' operational probability but marginally reduced gasoline prices. Our heterogeneity analysis indicates that the operational probability impacts were greater when the market competition was already intense or when the preentry profit margins were low. The previous studies mainly focused only on price impacts of market competition. This study provides novel evidence that price competition might not always decrease market prices if incumbent firms stop operating their business. The results imply that a more complete understanding of the effects of price competition can be possible by jointly estimating its impacts on incumbent firms' operational probabilities and product prices.

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