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Seasonal Price Effects of Mergers

By  |  November 6, 2022

By Ali Umut Guler, Koc University

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    This study shows that mergers’ price effects can vary seasonally. I document countercyclical price increases due to the Coors and Miller merger, which is consistent with models of coordinated pricing that predict lower equilibrium prices during high-demand states.

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