Implementing Efficient Market Structure

23 Pages Posted: 25 Apr 2000

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Veronika Grimm

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg-Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen Nürnberg - School of Business & Economics

Frank Riedel

Bielefeld University - Center for Mathematical Economics

Elmar G. Wolfstetter

Humboldt University of Berlin - Faculty of Economics; Korea University - College of Economics and Commerce; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

Date Written: March 2000

Abstract

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 Clarke-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.

Keywords: Mechanism Design, Natural Oligopoly, Auctions, Entry

JEL Classification: D43, D44, D45, H20, L13

Suggested Citation

Grimm, Veronika and Riedel, Frank and Wolfstetter, Elmar G., Implementing Efficient Market Structure (March 2000). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=216388 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.216388

Veronika Grimm (Contact Author)

University of Erlangen-Nuremberg-Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen Nürnberg - School of Business & Economics ( email )

Nuremburg
Germany

Frank Riedel

Bielefeld University - Center for Mathematical Economics ( email )

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Bielefeld, D-33501
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Elmar G. Wolfstetter

Humboldt University of Berlin - Faculty of Economics ( email )

Institut für Wirtschaftstheorie I
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Berlin
Germany
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Korea University - College of Economics and Commerce ( email )

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Seoul, 136-701
Korea

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute)

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Munich, DE-81679
Germany

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