The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of privatization in a mixed duopoly, where a private firm …). Furthermore, we analyze the effect of privatization on the timing of competition by endogenezing the determination of simultaneous … especially relevant for the analysis of privatization, given that results and policy prescription emerged in the literature …

The aim of this paper is to investigate the welfare effect of privatization in oligopoly when the government takes into … gains, privatization never increases welfare. Moreover, even when large efficiency gains are realized, an inefficient public …