Economists from CRA’s Competition Practice advised CF Industries, the US producer of nitrogen-based fertilizer products on its acquisition of OCI, creating the largest publicly traded nitrogen company. OCI is a global distribution company based in the Netherlands. The CRA team provided detailed empirical analyses on competition in US fertilizer markets during the FTC investigation.
Unpacking market power: Why industry prices fell following a merger
The article “Estimating industry conduct using promotion data,” published in the RAND Journal of Economics by CRA’s Christian Michel, with Jose Manuel Paz y...