Localized Competition, Heterogeneous Firms and Vertical Relations
研究了不完全市场中企业地理布局与市场势力的关系，发现均衡价格随空间配置变化，且上游市场势力受零售商地理集中度影响，为市场界定和并购评估提供启示。
This paper investigates the link between firms' geographic configuration and market power in imperfect markets. We consider two related setups. The first illustrates the relevant characteristics of the pricing equilibrium. A main implication is that the equilibrium price vector changes in accordance with the firms' spatial configuration. The second, where firms operate as downstream retailers affiliated to rival upstream wholesalers, shows that upstream market power is strongly affected by an index of geographic concentration which reflects the spatial configuration of retailers. Finally, our analysis provides several insights for market delineation as well as merger evaluation and remedies.