Affiliation:
1. Siberian Institute of Management — branch of RANEPA
Abstract
The authors defi ne the basic determinants of the market power of the buyer in terms of economic theory and economic policy. Based on a review of domestic and foreign literature, the factors contributing to the strengthening of the market power of the buyer are described; the results of the infl uence of the dominant buyer on the redistribution of surpluses and the emergence of social welfare costs are considered; the main directions of economic policy to control the market power of the buyer are determined.
Publisher
The Centre for Education and Methodics of the FAS Russia
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