Privatization: Do prices rise or fall? Mixed duopoly with vertical differentiation

In this paper, we use a duopoly model with vertical (quality) product differentiation to determine whether privatization of a public firm leads to higher or lower prices than those prevailing in a mixed duopoly. We show that privatization can move prices on either direction.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Arteaga García, Julio César, Cárdenas Rodríguez, Oscar J., Flores Curiel, Daniel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Estudios Económicos de El Colegio de México
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:oai.estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx:article/175
Acceso en línea:https://estudioseconomicos.colmex.mx/index.php/economicos/article/view/175
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:duopoly
privatization
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Descripción
Sumario:In this paper, we use a duopoly model with vertical (quality) product differentiation to determine whether privatization of a public firm leads to higher or lower prices than those prevailing in a mixed duopoly. We show that privatization can move prices on either direction.