11.2 11.2. MERGERS IN THE PAPER INDUSTRY. One of the efficiencies created by mergers in thepaper industry results from reorganization of production. A machine is more efficientthe narrower the range of products it produces, among other reasons because the lengthof each production run can be made longer.The paper industry underwent a wave of mergers in the 1980s. Of the firms thatmerged, about two-thirds increased their market share as a result of the merger. Assum-ing that (i) firms compete by setting production capacity and (ii) paper products arerelatively homogeneous across firms, explain how the previous paragraph explains thepattern of changes in market shares. Which firms would you expect to increase theirmarket share?19

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11.2. MERGERS IN THE PAPER INDUSTRY. One of the efficiencies created paper industry results from reorganization of production. A machin the narrower the range of products it produces, among other reasons of each production run can be made longer. The paper industry underwent a wave of mergers in the 1980s merged, about two-thirds increased their market share as a result of th ing that (i) firms compete by setting production capacity and (ii) F relatively homogeneous across firms, explain how the previous para pattern of changes in market shares. Which firms would you expec market share?19

11.2. MERGERS IN THE PAPER INDUSTRY. One of the efficiencies created paper industry results from reorganization of production. A machin the narrower the range of products it produces, among other reasons of each production run can be made longer. The paper industry underwent a wave of mergers in the 1980s merged, about two-thirds increased their market share as a result of th ing that (i) firms compete by setting production capacity and (ii) F relatively homogeneous across firms, explain how the previous para pattern of changes in market shares. Which firms would you expec market share?19

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