Implementing Market Access

Posted: 10 Sep 1996

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Kala Krishna

Pennsylvania State University - Department of Economics; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Suddhasatwa Roy

California State University, Fullerton - Department of Economics

Marie C. Thursby

Georgia Institute of Technology - Strategic Management Area; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

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Abstract

This paper examines ex post subsidies as a means of enforcing market share targets. Subsidies set after firms make their strategic decisions are shown to create powerful incentives for firms to raise prices. These effects are stronger when targets, and hence, subsidies, are specified on a firm-specific rather than industry-wide basis. This occurs because firms perceive themselves as subject to more competition (i.e., more elastic demand) in the latter case.

JEL Classification: F13, H32, H87

Suggested Citation

Krishna, Kala and Roy, Suddhasatwa and Thursby, Marie C., Implementing Market Access. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4201

Kala Krishna

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Suddhasatwa Roy

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