Mixed oligopoly, public firm behavior, and free private entry

We analyze a mixed oligopoly with free entry by private firms, assuming that a public firm maximizes an increasing function of output, subject to a break-even constraint. We establish an irrelevance result: whenever a mixed oligopoly is viable, then aggregate output, aggregate costs and welfare are...

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Vydáno v:Economics letters Ročník 117; číslo 3; s. 767 - 769
Hlavní autoři: Bennett, John, La Manna, Manfredi
Médium: Journal Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.12.2012
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Témata:
Alliances
Entry
Market entry
Mixed oligopoly
Monopolies
Oligopoly
Privatization
Public enterprises
Public sector
Studies
Welfare
Welfare economics
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Entry
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Abstract We analyze a mixed oligopoly with free entry by private firms, assuming that a public firm maximizes an increasing function of output, subject to a break-even constraint. We establish an irrelevance result: whenever a mixed oligopoly is viable, then aggregate output, aggregate costs and welfare are the same with and without the public firm. However, replacing a viable mixed oligopoly with a public monopoly yields higher net welfare. Implications for privatization policy are suggested. ► When a public firm is profit-constrained, its objective function is immaterial as long as it is increasing in the firm’s output. ► If a mixed oligopoly is viable under free entry, then it yields the same net social welfare as a free-entry all-private oligopoly. ► If a mixed oligopoly is viable under free entry, then a monopoly public firm yields strictly higher net social welfare.
AbstractList We analyze a mixed oligopoly with free entry by private firms, assuming that a public firm maximizes an increasing function of output, subject to a break-even constraint. We establish an irrelevance result: whenever a mixed oligopoly is viable, then aggregate output, aggregate costs and welfare are the same with and without the public firm. However, replacing a viable mixed oligopoly with a public monopoly yields higher net welfare. Implications for privatization policy are suggested. All rights reserved, Elsevier
We analyze a mixed oligopoly with free entry by private firms, assuming that a public firm maximizes an increasing function of output, subject to a break-even constraint. We establish an irrelevance result: whenever a mixed oligopoly is viable, then aggregate output, aggregate costs and welfare are the same with and without the public firm. However, replacing a viable mixed oligopoly with a public monopoly yields higher net welfare. Implications for privatization policy are suggested. ► When a public firm is profit-constrained, its objective function is immaterial as long as it is increasing in the firm’s output. ► If a mixed oligopoly is viable under free entry, then it yields the same net social welfare as a free-entry all-private oligopoly. ► If a mixed oligopoly is viable under free entry, then a monopoly public firm yields strictly higher net social welfare.
We analyze a mixed oligopoly with free entry by private firms, assuming that a public firm maximizes an increasing function of output, subject to a break-even constraint. We establish an irrelevance result: whenever a mixed oligopoly is viable, then aggregate output, aggregate costs and welfare are the same with and without the public firm. However, replacing a viable mixed oligopoly with a public monopoly yields higher net welfare. Implications for privatization policy are suggested. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
Author Bennett, John
La Manna, Manfredi
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