Distributive and Regional Effects of Monopoly Power

This paper estimates the distributive and regional effects of firms with market power in the case of Mexico. It presents evidence that the welfare losses due to the exercise of monopoly power are not only significant, but also larger, in relative terms, for the poor. Moreover, the losses are differe...

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Autor principal: Carlos M. Urzúa
Formato: Artículo científico
Publicado: Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A.C. 2013
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Acceso en línea:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32329969002
http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/gsdl/cgi-bin/library.cgi?a=d&c=mx/mx-010&d=32329969002oai
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topic Economía y Finanzas
Keywords
monopoly
market power
income distribution
social welfare
Mexico
spellingShingle Economía y Finanzas
Keywords
monopoly
market power
income distribution
social welfare
Mexico
Carlos M. Urzúa
Distributive and Regional Effects of Monopoly Power
topic_facet Economía y Finanzas
Keywords
monopoly
market power
income distribution
social welfare
Mexico
description This paper estimates the distributive and regional effects of firms with market power in the case of Mexico. It presents evidence that the welfare losses due to the exercise of monopoly power are not only significant, but also larger, in relative terms, for the poor. Moreover, the losses are different for the urban and rural sectors, as well as for each of the states of Mexico, being the inhabitants of the poorest ones the most affected by firms with market power.
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title Distributive and Regional Effects of Monopoly Power
title_short Distributive and Regional Effects of Monopoly Power
title_full Distributive and Regional Effects of Monopoly Power
title_fullStr Distributive and Regional Effects of Monopoly Power
title_full_unstemmed Distributive and Regional Effects of Monopoly Power
title_sort distributive and regional effects of monopoly power
publisher Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas, A.C.
publishDate 2013
url http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=32329969002
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