Oligopolies in Trade and Transportation: Implications for the Gains from Trade

Oligopolies in Trade and Transportation: Implications for the Gains from Trade

This paper explores how market concentration and bilateral bargaining between oligopolistic transportation carriers and oligopsonistic importers impact trade, showing that market power reduces tariff pass-through and alters the welfare effects of trade liberalization.

October 2024 · Enrico Cristoforoni, Marco Errico, Federico Rodari, Edoardo Tolva