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Imperfect Competition and Corporate Governance

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Frank Milne () (Queen's University)
David Kelsey () (University of Exeter)

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This paper studies corporate governance when a firm operates in imperfect markets. We derive firms’ decisions from utility maximization by individuals. If those involved in decisions are also consumers, the usual monopoly distortion is reduced. Corporate governance can effect the equilibrium in the product (or input) markets. This enables us to endogenize the objective function of the firm. If the firm cannot commit not to change its constitution, we find a Coase-like result where all market power is lost in the limit. We present a more abstract model of governance in the presence of market distortions.

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Paper provided by Queen's University, Department of Economics in its series Working Papers with number 1079.

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Keywords: corporate governance; stakeholder; oligopoly; strategic delegation;

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D70 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - General
L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
L20 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - General

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  1. Frank Milne & David Kelsey, 2005. "Externalities, Monopoly and the Objective Function of the Firm," Working Papers 1078, Queen's University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Stefano Demichelis & Klaus Ritzberger, 2007. "Corporate Control and the Stock Market," Carlo Alberto Notebooks 60, Collegio Carlo Alberto. [Downloadable!]
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