A NOTE ON THE ADVERSE EFFECT OF COMPETITION ON CONSUMERS

被引：12

作者：

Dinda, Soumyananda ^{[1
]}

Mukherjee, Arijit ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Sidho Kanho Birsha Univ, Dept Econ, Purulia 723101, W Bengal, India

[2] Univ Loughborough, Sch Business & Econ, Loughborough LE11 3TU, Leics, England

来源：

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMIC THEORY | 2014年 / 16卷 / 01期

关键词：

AD-VALOREM; PRICE; TAXATION; FIRMS; EFFICIENCY; OLIGOPOLY; WELFARE; NUMBER; ENTRY; TAXES;

D O I：

10.1111/jpet.12044

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

It is usually believed that higher competition, implying more active firms, benefits consumers. We show that this may not be the case in an industry with asymmetric cost firms. A rise in the number of more cost-inefficient firms makes the consumers worse off in the presence of a welfare-maximizing tax/subsidy policy. A rise in the number of more cost-inefficient firms also reduces social welfare.

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页码：157 / 163

页数：7

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