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McGowan, Danny (2017) Digging deep to compete: vertical integration, product market competition and prices. Journal of Industrial Economics, 65 (4). pp. 683-718. ISSN 1467-6451

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Abstract

This article establishes a causal effect of product market competition on vertical integration. I exploit a hitherto unexplored natural experiment in the US coal mining industry and a unique mine-level organizational data set. Following an exogenous increase in product market competition the incidence of vertical integration fell by 33% within the treatment group relative to the counterfactual. I find novel evidence that transition to the lower degree of vertical integration is driven by competition reducing market prices by 32% which decreased the incentive to conduct vertical mergers. I discuss several possible interpretations of these changes.

Item Type:	Article
RIS ID:	https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/900461
Additional Information:	This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: McGowan, D. (2017), Digging Deep to Compete: Vertical Integration, Product Market Competition and Prices. J Ind Econ, 65: 683–718. doi:10.1111/joie.12157 which has been published in final form at http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joie.12157/full This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving.
Schools/Departments:	University of Nottingham, UK > Faculty of Social Sciences > Nottingham University Business School
Identification Number:	10.1111/joie.12157
Depositing User:	Eprints, Support
Date Deposited:	11 Oct 2017 13:28
Last Modified:	04 May 2020 19:23
URI:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/47206

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