Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics
Working Paper Series,
Research Institute of Industrial Economics
No 718: On the Anticompetitive Effect of Exclusive Dealing when Entry by Merger is Possible
Chiara Fumagalli, Massimo Motta and Lars Persson ()
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Chiara Fumagalli: Università Bocconi, Postal: European University Institute, Instituto di Economia Politica, Via Gobbi, I-20136 Milano, Italy
Massimo Motta: European University Institute, Postal: Department of Economics, Via della Piazzuola 43, I-50133 Firenze, Italy
Lars Persson: Research Institute of Industrial Economics (IFN), Postal: P.O. Box 55665, SE-102 15 Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract: We extend the literature on exclusive dealing, which assumes that entry can occur only by installing new capacity, by allowing the incumbent and the potential entrant to merge. This uncovers new effects. First, exclusive deals can be used to improve the incumbent's bargaining position in the merger negotiation. Second, the incumbent finds it easier to elicit the buyer's acceptance. Third, exclusive dealing, despite allowing the more efficient technology to find its way into the industry, reduces welfare because (i) it may trigger entry through merger whereas independent entry would be socially optimal, (ii) it leads to a sub-optimal contractual price when the exclusive dealing include a price commitment, (iii) it may deter entry altogether.
Keywords: Technology Transfer; Inefficient Entry; Antitrust; Authority's Behavior
25 pages, September 20, 2007
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