Social status, entry and predation: the case of British shipping cartels 1879-1929

Article Abstract:

Empirical evidence shows that high social status protects firms from the predation behavior of cartels. In an analysis of the experience of merchant shipping in the UK during the period 1879-1929, social status was found to be a reliable indicator of an entrant's tendency to cooperate with other members of the cartel. Hence, entrants with high social status face less risk of being preyed upon by cartels than those with low social status. However, the significance of social status declines with the age of entrants.

Pricing Policy, Research, Economic aspects, Pricing, Cartels, Social status, Water transportation, Barriers to entry (Industrial organization), Barriers to entry, Price cutting, Shipping conferences

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Exclusive contracts and market power: evidence from ocean shipping

Article Abstract:

The competitive effects of exclusionary contracts in the ocean shipping industry are analyzed and examined. The contracts contributed to carrier's profitability and their ultimate effect is to expand market power.

United States, Contracts & orders received, Contracts & orders let, Contracts, Contract agreement, Illegal contracts

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The relationship between privatization and DEA estimates of efficiency in the container port industry

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The advantages and disadvantages of port privatization and an evidence to prove its relationship with efficiency in the container port are studied by using data envelopment analysis (DEA).

United Kingdom, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Data envelopment analysis, Privatization, Privatization (Business)

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