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Contestability: The Debate and Industry Policy

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  • Evenden, Rhys D.

    (University of Queensland, Brisbane)

  • Williams, Alan W.

    (Queennsland Transport, Dorrington)

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This paper examines the legacy if the debate over perfectly contestable markets, the usefulness of several variations on the theory of imperfectly contestable markets including consideration of the problems associated with identifying contestable markets, and the contribution of contestability theory to the understanding of industry structure and appropriate industry policy. The debate surrounding contestability theory prompted economists to critically reassess the neoclassical theory of the firm, particularly with respect to: impediments to potential competition; the complementary role of potential and actual competition in affecting the conduct of incumbent firms; and the role of direction of appropriate industry regulation. The major problems identified by the debate are the difficulty in determining the extent to which markets may be imperfectly contestable and the framing of policy approaches appropriate to specific industry contexts.

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  • Evenden, Rhys D. & Williams, Alan W., 2000. "Contestability: The Debate and Industry Policy," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 30(1), pages 75-90, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecanpo:v:30:y:2000:i:1:p:75-90
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    1. Utteeyo Dasgupta, 2009. "Potential competition in the presence of sunk entry costs: an experiment," New Zealand Economic Papers, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 43(2), pages 203-225.
    2. Dasgupta Utteeyo, 2011. "Are Entry Threats Always Credible?," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 11(1), pages 1-41, December.
    3. Nicoletta Batini & Brian Jackson & Stephen Nickell, 2002. "The Pricing Behaviour of UK Firms," Discussion Papers 09, Monetary Policy Committee Unit, Bank of England.

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