The Welfare Effects Of Use-Or-Lose Provisions In Markets With Dominant Firms

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Welfare Effects Of Use-Or-Lose Provisions In Markets With Dominant FirmsISBN13:9781502490148ISBN10:1502490145Author:Federal Trade Commission (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - A Use-Or-Lose Provision Requires Firms To Employ A Certain Minimum Fraction Of Their Productive Capacity Variants Have Been Used By Regulators In The Airline, Natural Gas Transmission, And Electric Power Industries, Among Others The Primary Objective Of These Provisions Is To Limit Capacity Hoarding We Examine The Welfare Implications Of Imposing A Use-Or-Lose Provision On Firms That Are Able To Buy And Sell Capacity We Find That Imposing Such A Constraint Makes It More Likely That A Dominant Firm Will Purchase Capacity From A Competitive Fringe Moreover, Imposing The Constraint Makes Aggregate Output Fall If The Dominant Firm Is More Efficient Than The Fringe If The Dominant Firm Is Less Efficient Than The Fringe, Aggregate Output Rises In Both Cases, Total Surplus Can Rise Or Fall Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2014-09-25Weight:0.2 lbsDimensions:0.06'' H x 11.02'' L x 8.5'' WNumber of Pages:28Language:English

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