Oil Industry in the Philippines The Philippines oil industry has traditionally been dominated by the Big Three

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Oil Industry in the Philippines The Philippines oil industry has traditionally been dominated by the Big Three refineries:

Shell, Petron, and Caltex. To maintain market share, these firms sold petroleum and diesel at a price below average variable cost, undercutting competition from new players.

a. Explain why the news clip implies that the oil industry in the Philippines was not perfectly competitive.

b. Were the Big Three refineries competing fairly with new entrants? What barriers to entry may have limited competition and allowed the Big Three refineries to influence the oil price?

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Economics

ISBN: 9781292433639

14th Global Edition

Authors: Michael Parkin

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