Working Papers How Do Governments Engage in Price Discrimination? Evidence from a Large-Scale Nationalization (with Francisco Pareschi) Abstract State-owned enterprises (SOEs) have the potential to correct market failures, but they are also subject to the influence of politics and interest groups. We examine this trade-off in the context of the nationalization of the leading gasoline company in Argentina. Descriptive analysis suggests that pricing patterns changed after the nationalization. First, the government exerted less market power, charging lower prices on average....