Exchange Competition, Entry, and Welfare
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Exchange Competition, Entry, and Welfare
Exchange Competition, Entry, and Welfare
Date Written: December 2018
Abstract
We assess the consequences for market quality and welfare of different entry regimes and exchange pricing policies, integrating a microstructure model with a free-entry, exchange competition model where exchanges have market power in technological services. Free-entry delivers superior liquidity and welfare outcomes vis-Ã -vis an unregulated monopoly, but entry can be excessive or insufficient. Depending on the extent of the monopolist's technological services undersupply compared to the first best, a planner can achieve a higher welfare controlling entry or platform fees.
JEL Classification: G10, G12, G14
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Xavier Vives
University of Navarra - IESE Business School ( email )
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Barcelona, 08034
Spain
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CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute for Economic Research) ( email )
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Munich, DE-81679
Germany