In the presence of monopoly (single seller, i.e. Microsoft), monopsony (single buyer, i.e. Walmart) and vertical integration of companies (single owner of raw material production to manufacturing to end user sales), the market can be highly inefficient. You can greatly improve market efficiency by enforcing a separation of manufacturing and sales using a public auction of all goods transferred between them using standardized distribution costs.
Monopoly: Prevented from separate pricing for different distribution channels, i.e. Preinstalled vs. OEM vs. end user prices. This reduces pricing power of the monopolistic company and frees up market effects.
Monopsony: Any seller can purchase the manufactured goods at the same price allowing small sellers to compete with large sellers.
Vertical Integration: Any seller can get the manufactured items, so the exclusivity pricing model comes under pressure. Forcing a similar break between raw material producers and goods manufacturers would help greatly.
Other Benefits: You could tax at the auction level and remove goods and sales taxes (HST). This would be more efficient (less sources) and probably remove lots of black/grey market tax avoidance (i.e. under the table deals to avoid tax payment).
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