Empirical evidence from industrial organization economics indicates that blended, joint, or multi-unit ownership structures alter market coordination and directly affect commodity and service prices in oligopolistic settings.
Papers [6] and [10] directly examine how blended or joint ownership structures influence pricing and market power in oligopolistic or clustered industry environments, providing clear empirical support for the claim. Other papers discuss market structures, oligopolies, or ownership generally, but do not specifically connect blended ownership to commodity pricing in the way targeted by the claim. Therefore, the verdict is SUPPORTED based on the direct findings of papers [6] and [10].