We study the competition to operate an infrastructure service bydeveloping a model where firms must report a two-dimensional sealedbid: the price to consumers and the concession fee paid to the government. Two bidding rules are considered in this paper. One ruleconsists of awarding the...

We study the competition to operate an infrastructure service by developing a model where firms report a two-dimensional sealed bid: the price to consumers and the concession fee paid to the government. Two alternative bidding rules are considered in this paper. One rule consists of awarding the...