Scandinavian Working Papers in Economics

Working Paper Series,
Sveriges Riksbank (Central Bank of Sweden)

No 87: Retail Price Levels and Concentrations of Wholesalers, Retailers and Hypermarkets

Marcus Asplund and Richard Friberg ()
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Marcus Asplund: Stockholm School of Economics, Postal: Box 6501, SE-113 83 Stockholm
Richard Friberg: Stockholm School of Economics, Postal: Box 6501, SE-113 83 Stockholm

Abstract: This paper examines retail grocery price levels with a very large (unbalanced) panel of stores that operate in well-defined local markets. We explain price variation across grocery retailers by the concentration of wholesalers and retailers, and the market share of hypermarkets (and control for a number of store and region specific factors). Our most important result is that concentration at the wholesale level is an important determinant of retail prices. The price effect of retail concentration and hypermarket market share are statistically significant but small in conomic terms.

Keywords: Firm concentration; market structure; price competition; grocery retail; grocery wholesale

JEL-codes: D43; L13; L81

26 pages, June 1, 1999

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Marcus Asplund and Richard Friberg, (2002), 'Food prices and market structure in Sweden', Scandinavian Journal of Economics, vol 104, pages 547-566

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