Waterson, Michael, 1950- and Dobson, Paul, 1962- (1996) Vertical restraints and competition policy. London: Office of Fair Trading. (Office of Fair Trading Research Paper).

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Abstract

This report considers the private and social welfare effects of vertical restraints - whereby contractual arrangements between suppliers (manufacturers) and distributors (retailers) extend beyond simple arms-length pricing. It seeks to synthesise and extend existing theory on vertical restraints, so as to identify the conditions where detrimental effects are likely to dominate benign social welfare effects, and vice versa, with the aim of developing a practical framework for the analysis of vertical restraints.

Item Type:	Report
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Divisions:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Economics
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Price regulation -- Great Britain, Restraint of trade -- Great Britain, Supply chain management
Series Name:	Office of Fair Trading Research Paper
Publisher:	Office of Fair Trading
Place of Publication:	London
Date:	1996
Volume:	Vol.12
Number of Pages:	81
Status:	Not Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
Copyright Holders:	Crown copyright
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