When Canadian Tire announced plans to acquire sports retailer, Forzani Group, CRA’s experts undertook economic analysis to measure the extent of diversion between Canadian Tire’s and Forzani’s retail stores. Our work included econometric analysis of the extent to which Canadian Tire’s prices were national or responded to local competition. The Bureau cleared the merger.
Trends in competition in the United States: what does the evidence show?
Has the United States economy become less competitive in recent decades? One might think so based on a body of research that has rapidly become influential for...