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      Follow the Leaders: competition in the Brazilian Auto Financing Sector

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          This study seeks to understand the competitive pattern and strategy of the firms in the Brazilian automobile financing market. First, we analyzed the strong segmentation observed in this market, determining market niches. We then estimated reaction functions to price changes. The results indicated that the three largest companies in the sector have a strong influence on interest rate setting within the entire segment. This phenomenon characterizes the competition of this sector as the leader-follower type, rather than Bertrand competition, the latter of which is often expected in the banking sector and it demonstrates the existence of the leading firms' market power.

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          Este estudo busca compreender o padrão competitivo e estratégia das empresas no mercado de financiamento de automóveis brasileiro. Primeiramente, analisamos a forte segmentação observada neste mercado, determinando nichos de mercado. Em seguida, estimamos funções de reação às mudanças de preços dos concorrentes. Os resultados indicam que as três maiores empresas do setor têm uma forte influência sobre a definição da taxa de juros dentro de todo o segmento. Esse fenômeno caracteriza a competição do setor como do tipo líder-seguidor, ao invés de competição a la Bertrand, o último dos quais é frequentemente esperado no setor bancário e demonstra a existência de poder de mercado das empresas líderes.

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                Estudos Econômicos (São Paulo)
                Estud. Econ.
                Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade da Universidade de São Paulo (FEA-USP) (São Paulo )
                1980-5357
                September 2014
                : 44
                : 3
                : 527-552
                Affiliations
                [1 ] Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa Brazil
                [2 ] Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa Brazil
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                S0101-41612014000300004
                10.1590/S0101-41612014000300004
                d0a1f6de-ac08-4118-9244-4c77a3e16217

                http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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                Self URI (journal page): http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_serial&pid=0101-4161&lng=en
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                ECONOMICS

                General economics
                reaction functions,auto financing,leader-follower game,market power,funções de reação,financiamento de automóveis,competição líder-seguidor,poder de mercado

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