Co-Production and Managed Competition in Mixed Quasi-markets

Arbeitspapier

In this paper, we provide a very simple model to shed light on the issue of managed competition in mixed quasi-markets (i.e. regulated markets in which social and for-proÖt Örms coexist). In doing this, we consider the literature on mixed oligopolies as a reasonable reference point and try to enrich it with the idea of quasi-market. Firstly, our results show that social Örms serve the relatively richer portion of the population. Only relatively poor consumers buy units of service from the proÖt-oriented Örm. Secondly, the socially-preferable form of managed competition is to introduce coproduction practices and, hence, to raise proÖt-oriented Örmís production costs. The diffusion of coproduction paradigms ensures maximal service quality and eliminates mark-up from the market.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: Quaderni - Working Paper DSE ; No. 727

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Health: Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health ; Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets ; Personal, Professional, and Business Services

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Delbono, Flavio ; Lanzi, Diego
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche (DSE)
• (where): Bologna
• (when): 2011

Further information

• DOI: doi:10.6092/unibo/amsacta/4514
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/159568
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET