“…Similar patterns are observed, for example, in Brazil, France, Chile, and India (seeArkolakis et al (2021),Fontagné et al (2018),Alvarez et al (2013), andGoldberg et al (2010), respectively).2 An exception to the assumption of single-product firms isNocke and Schutz (2018b). Moreover, MPFs are well established in the literature on merger simulation (e.g.,Mazzeo et al, 2018;Garrido, 2020;Johnson and Rhodes, 2021) and the upward-pricing pressure of mergers (seeFarrell and Shapiro (2010), among others).…”