Market power in the Australian water market

Alec Zuo; Sarah Wheeler; Wenzhu Tang

Abstract

Although the MDB water markets have been continuously evolving and maturing – and are considered the most advanced water market system in the world (particularly in the Southern Basin) – information transparency (asymmetric information) amongst participants remains an unsolved issue, which prevents efficient markets and causes social harm.

Original language	English
Pages	118-119
Number of pages	2
Publication status	Published - 8 Feb 2024
Externally published	Yes
Event	68th Annual Conference of the Australasian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society - Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Duration: 6 Feb 2024 → 9 Feb 2024 https://www.aares.org.au/AARES2024

Conference

Conference	68th Annual Conference of the Australasian Agricultural & Resource Economics Society
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Canberra
Period	6/02/24 → 9/02/24
Internet address	https://www.aares.org.au/AARES2024

Keywords

water markets
Murray Darling Basin
market power
Australian water market
information transparency
efficient markets
Water ownership

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