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Marie-Laure Allain is CNRS Research Director and Professor of Economics at Ecole Polytechnique. She is also a member of the Centre de Recherche en Economie et Statistique (CREST) and the Institut des Politiques Publiques (IPP).
She holds a PhD in Economics from EHESS (2000) and an Habilitation (HDR) from Toulouse School of Economics (2015). Her research fields are industrial organization and competition policy, with a special focus on vertical restraints.
Research interests
- Industrial Organization
- Competition Policy
- Vertical contracts
- Mergers
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Digital business models and quality investment
Allain, M. L., Bourreau, M. & Darlas, P. F., 1 Dec 2025, In: International Journal of Industrial Organization. 103, 103204.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Vertical integration as a source of hold-up: An experiment
Allain, M. L., Chambolle, C., Rey, P. & Teyssier, S., 1 Aug 2021, In: European Economic Review. 137, 103783.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Purchasing alliances and product variety
Allain, M. L., Avignon, R. & Chambolle, C., 1 Dec 2020, In: International Journal of Industrial Organization. 73, 102641.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Retail Mergers and Food Prices: Evidence from France
Allain, M. L., Chambolle, C., Turolla, S. & Villas-Boas, S. B., 1 Sept 2017, In: Journal of Industrial Economics. 65, 3, p. 469-509 41 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Competition and the efficiency of markets for technology
Allain, M. L., Henry, E. & Kyle, M., 1 Apr 2016, In: Management Science. 62, 4, p. 1000-1019 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Politique tarifaire locale ou nationale: Quel impact pour le contrôle des concentrations dans le secteur de la distribution?
Translated title of the contribution :Local or national pricing: What consequences for merger control in the food retail sector? Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Vertical integration as a source of hold-up
Allain, M. L., Chambolle, C. & Rey, P., 1 Jan 2016, In: Review of Economic Studies. 83, 1, p. 1-25 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Are cartel fines optimal? Theory and evidence from the European Union
Allain, M. L., Boyer, M., Kotchoni, R. & Ponssard, J. P., 1 Jun 2015, In: International Review of Law and Economics. 42, p. 38-47 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Corrigendum to "Are cartel fines optimal? Theory and evidence from the European Union" [Int. Rev. Law Econ. 42, (2015), 38-47]
Allain, M. L., Boyer, M., Kotchoni, R. & Ponssard, J. P., 1 Aug 2015, In: International Review of Law and Economics. 43, p. 131 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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A note on horizontal mergers in vertically related industries
Allain, M. L. & Souam, S., 1 Jan 2011, In: Economics Bulletin. 31, 1, p. 156-166 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review