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  1. 1. The Swedish Pharmaceutical Market: Competition and Pricing Post-Deregulation

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Karin Fura; Elsa Horn af Rantzien; [2017]
    Keywords : Market structure; Price competition; Demand estimation; Pharmaceutical retail;

    Abstract : This paper examines the Swedish market of over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceuticals following the reform in 2009. The market is an oligopoly and the market concentration has increased over the recent years. Several impediments to price competition are present, including asymmetric information and significant barriers to entry. READ MORE

  2. 2. Product Differentiation Strategies and Impact of Factors Influencing the Differentiation Process : A Case study of the Mobile Telecom Service Industry of Pakistan

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för marknadsföring (MF)

    Author : Yaser Qayyum; [2017]
    Keywords : Product Differentiation; Service Differentiation; Innovation; Customer Satisfaction; Service Quality; Customer Value; Value Added Services; Price; Advertising Promotion; Regulations; Competitive Imitation;

    Abstract : Telecommunication has evolved tremendously from its origin to the present. Competition has grown in the telecommunications industry. One of the idiosyncratic characteristics of the mobile telecom services industry is the offering of homogenous products/services to the whole market, which indicates services being undifferentiated. READ MORE

  3. 3. Welfare effects in the Cournot model of oligopoly: An application on the Stockholm housing construction market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Tilde Halvorsen; Oskar Lundgren; [2016]
    Keywords : Welfare Economics; Cournot Model; Oligopoly Market Structure;

    Abstract : With high demand and rising prices, housing in the Stockholm region has become an important topic. Studies indicate that high concentration in the housing construction market may contribute to the record price levels. READ MORE

  4. 4. Communication internally in LRF : how the question regarding GMO have been communicate with LRF members

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Fredrik Vieru; [2009]
    Keywords : Community of practice; Environmental communication; GMO; LRF; Interpretation; Etienne Wenger ; Vieru;

    Abstract : An investigation of the Federation of Swedish farmers (LRF) and how their agenda and communication have addressed growing genetically modified organism (GMO). LRF is an interest organization for the rural industries with almost 170 000 individual members. Currently, no commercial GMOs is grown in Sweden. READ MORE

  5. 5. Structural Links for the detection of Collective Dominance:Analysis of Case Law under the EC Merger Regulation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Farid Bektashi; [2007]
    Keywords : collective dominance; joint dominance; dominant position; abuse of dominance; abusive practices; merger control; tacit collusion; tight oligopoly; structural links; Juridical science; Rättsvetenskap; juridik; Political and administrative sciences; Statsvetenskap; förvaltningskunskap; Management of enterprises; Företagsledning; management; Law and Political Science; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Adoption of ECMR 4064/89 filled a lacuna in European Merger Control. One of the key objectives behind the ECMR is to prevent a concentration leading to the creation or strengthening of a dominant position which may lead to the prohibition in Article 2 (3). READ MORE