Implementing Efficient Market Structure

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This article studies the design of optimal mechanisms to regulate entry in natural oligopoly markets, assuming the regulator is unable to control the behavior of firms once they are in the market. We adapt the Clark-Groves mechanism, characterize the optimal mechanism that maximizes the weighted sum of expected social surplus and expected tax revenue, and show that these mechanisms generally avoid budget deficits and prevent excessive entry.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 269

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft
• Subject: Mechanism design ; natural oligopoly ; auctions ; entry

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Grimm, Veronika ; Riedel, Frank ; Wolfstetter, Elmar G.
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
• (where): Munich
• (when): 2000

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/75480
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET