For a real world example, I suggest looking at the banking industry. As part of its regulatory role, the Fed collects and reports market share data, along with market concentration measures (HHI's). Part of the increasing concentration would be owing to perceived economies of scale. I have also been told by people in the industry that some "small" banks go down the acquition/merger path to become "medium" banks as a way to prevent being gobbled up. Thus there would be a game theoretic angle worth investigating.
James Lacey, Ph.D.
Franklin Pierce College
laceyj@fpc.edu
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From: Louise Marshall [mailto:Louise.Marshall@marymount.edu]
Sent: Sat 12/4/2004 1:41 PM
To: tch-econ@elon.edu
Subject: horizontal integration sources
I have a student in a Managerial Economics course who wants to
investigate horizontal integration. She is looking for description or
analysis of the process by which it occurs and the principles that are
involved. She would especially like to find treatments that show how
the techniques of managerial economics apply to this phenomenon, and she
would like some real-world examples.
Can you suggest any sources that would be useful to her? We are using
Thomas and Maurice as our text, but it has little to say on the
subject. Textbook treatments would be welcome, as well as other
sources.
Louise Marshall
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