Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Bulletin of Economic Research
Publication Date
4-1-2002
Volume
54
Issue
2
First Page
189
Last Page
196
Abstract
A joint venture with market power benefits from restricting its output which, in turn, requires the partners to restrict the supply of their inputs. However, since each partner benefits only partially from restricting its input, both over–supply their inputs from the viewpoint of the optimal use of market power. We show that this pecuniary negative externality in the partners’ input decisions mitigates the standard under–provision problem that arises in joint ventures. We also show that the degree of this problem declines as demand becomes less elastic.
DOI
10.1111/1467-8586.00147
Print ISSN
03073378
E-ISSN
14678586
Publisher Statement
Copyright © Blackwell Publishers Ltd and the Board of Trustees of the Bulletin of Economic Research 2002
Full-text Version
Accepted Author Manuscript
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Lin, P., & Saggi, K. (2002). Under-provision of inputs in joint ventures with market power. Bulletin of Economic Research, 54(2), 189-196. doi: 10.1111/1467-8586.00147