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Are big mergers welfare enhancing when there is environmental externality?
Fikru, Mahelet G.; Gautier, Luis (Elsevier, 2020)Previous studies find that horizontal merger deals that consolidate a majority of firms in the market are likely to reduce welfare. This study provides an in-depth analysis of the relationship between the size of a merger ... -
Consumption and production of cleaner energy by prosumers.
Fikru, Mahelet G.; Gautier, Luis (Elsevier, 2023)As investments in small-scale energy generating systems, such as residential rooftop photovoltaics (PV), increase it is not clear how electricity generated from these systems affects energy consumption decisions such as ... -
Cross-country Emission Tax Effect of Mergers.
Fikru, Mahelet G.; Gautier, Luis (Sage, 2020)Recent studies show that mergers among polluting firms could affect the regulatory landscape of the industry and trigger a policy change. Using a two-country model, this study examines the effect o f a merger size, a s ... -
Electric utility mergers in the presence of distributed renewable energy.
Fikru, Mahelet G.; Gautier, Luis (Elsevier, 2021)Firm consolidation through mergers and acquisitions could be a strategic option for the electricity industry which has recently witnessed several transformations such as renewable integration and regulatory changes. This ... -
Environmental taxation and mergers in oligopoly markets with product differentiation.
Fikru, Mahelet G.; Gautier, Luis (Springer, 2017)We analyze the effect of mergers on optimal environmental taxation in a Cournot oligopoly market with product differentiation. Our result indicates that the adjustment in emission tax crucially depends on the post-merger ... -
Mergers in Cournot Markets with Environmental Externality and Product Differentiation.
Fikru, Mahelet G.; Gautier, Luis (Elsevier, 2016)Due to the extensive work on why mergers take place our understanding of merger incentives has improved. However, there are not many studies examining how differences in pollution parameters between post and pre-merger ... -
The Design of Emission Taxes in Markets with New Firm Acquisitions
Gautier, Luis; Fikru, Mahelet G. (Springer, 2024-04-15)In the 1990s there was a great deal of interest in the study of the role of endogenous market structure under oligopoly in the characterization of emission taxes. This interest was instrumental in providing policy guidance ... -
The impact of weather variation on energy consumption in residential houses.
Fikru, Mahelet G.; Gautier, Luis (Elsevier, 2015)This paper studies the impact of weather variation on energy use by using 5-minutes interval weather–energy data obtained from two residential houses: house 1 is a conventional house with advanced efficiency features and ... -
The Welfare Impact of New Firm Acquisitions.
Gautier, Luis; Fikru, Mahelet G. (Springer Nature, 2022)Despite a large volume of studies examining the welfare impact of acquisitions, there are not many studies that model the welfare impact of acquiring new firms. This study offers a review of the literature and presents ...