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The effect of legal barriers to entry in the Spanish retail market: a local market approach

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Recent studies have shown that barriers to entry for large retail establishments in Spain have been increased in the last decade. Using information on local markets, we test whether the entry of large retail establishments was effectively limited by regional regulation and whether it effectively protected in-town shops from competition. We find that if entry barriers were reduced to their average level in 1997, the number of large retail establishments would increase by 11.7%. We also find that over-regulation in 1997 has improved in-town shops’ market position, with their number increasing by 13.8%.

Source: RePEc: Research Papers in Economics

Author: Luis Orea

Institution: Universidad de Oviedo

Language: English

Topic: Merger and Competition Analysis

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Peace, justice, and strong institutions

Open Access status: green

Funders: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad, Universidad de Oviedo

OpenAlex ID: W1549454563