Competing against a Public Service

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serval:BIB_919F013AB317
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Competing against a Public Service
Journal
Socio-Economic Planning Sciences
Author(s)
van Ackere A.
Publication state
Published
Issued date
06/1998
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
32
Number
3
Pages
171-187
Language
english
Abstract
The private sector provides a service also available from a public facility (where customers only incur a congestion cost). The quality of the service is determined solely by the level of congestion. The total number of customers is fixed. Examples include the provision of medical care and education. We study how optimal capacity, price and congestion level depend on market structure (monopolistic versus competitive), and on how the public facility is managed (fixed capacity or a maximum congestion level). We also discuss the impact of these elements on market share, customer congestion costs and total social cost.
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