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Uno, nessuno o centomila? Tre miti sui prezzi dei carburanti in Italia
[Three myths on gas prices in Italy]

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  • Stagnaro, Carlo

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This paper deals with the issue of transparency in the pricing process for motor fuels, vis-à-vis the collusion charges between oil companies (for which no evidence is found) and the «myth» of «one» national price for motor fuels. Such an approach ignores both the competition between oil companies, and the large geographical differences. The paper concludes by identifying some structural rigidities in the motor fuel distribution, that are largely due to legislation or regulatory failures.

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  • Stagnaro, Carlo, 2009. "Uno, nessuno o centomila? Tre miti sui prezzi dei carburanti in Italia [Three myths on gas prices in Italy]," MPRA Paper 48739, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2009.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:48739
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    Keywords

    gas; gasoline; competition; retail;
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    JEL classification:

    • D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
    • L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
    • L41 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Monopolization; Horizontal Anticompetitive Practices
    • L81 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce

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