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    When Does Coordination Require Centralization?

    By Ricardo Alonso, Wouter Dessein, and Niko Matouschek*

    Ti paper ompare entralied and deentralied oordination wen manag-er are privately inormed and ommniate trategially. We onider a mlti-diviional organiation in wi deiion mt be adapted to loal onditionbt alo oordinated wit ea oter. Inormation abot loal ondition idipered and eld by el-intereted diviion manager wo ommniate viaeap talk. Te only available ormal meanim i te alloation o deiionrigt. We ow tat a iger need or oordination improve oriontal om-mniation bt woren vertial ommniation. A a relt, deentraliationan dominate entraliation even wen oordination i extremely important

    relative to adaptation. (JEL D3, D83, L3, M)

    * A: M S B, Uvy S C, 3670 T Pwy, L Ag,CA 90089 (-m: R.A@m..); D: G S B, Uvy Cg,5807 S Ww Av., Cg, IL 60637 (-m: w.@CgGSB.); M: KggS Mgm, Nw Uvy, 00 S R, Ev, IL 6008 (-m: [email protected].). W g , w ym mm gg-. W Jm D, M Dw, L G, Rb G, Bb Gbb, Tm Hbb, PMgm, A P, C Pg, L Ry, S S, J Sw vy -. Fy, w v m mm.

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    PROPOSITION (Cmm Eqb): Id [ 10, `2, ten or every poitive integer Nj, j5, , tere exit at leat one eilibrim 1m1 2, m 1 2 ,d1 2, d 1 2, g1 2, g 1 2 2, were(i) mj 1mj Zuj2i niorm, pported on3aj, i2,aj, i4iuj [ 1aj, i2,aj, i2;(ii) gj 1uj Zmj2i niorm pported on 3aj, i2, aj, i4imj [ 1aj, i2,aj, i2;(iii)aj, i12aj, i5aj, i2aj, i21baj, iori5, ,Nj2,

    aj,2

    11

    22aj,2i5aj,2i2aj,2

    1i2

    21baj,2ior i5, ,Nj2,

    witb5bcnder entraliation, werebci defned in(11), and

    b5bDnder deentraliation, werebDi defned in(12);

    (iv)dj 1m, uj 25djc,j5, , nder entraliation, were djcare given by (3) and (4), and dj 1m, uj 25djD,j5, , nder deentraliation, were djDare given by (8) and (9).

    Moreover, all oter fnite eilibria ave relationip between uanduand te manager

    oie o dand dtatare te ame a toe in ti la or ome vale o N N; tey aretereore eonomially eivalent.

    T mm qb Fg . I qb, v

    mg mm w v . T z v m

    by q () . T z v 1aj, i12aj, i 2q z g v 1aj, i 2 aj, i22 , bcaj, i z bD aj, i z, w aj, i vg bw w v. R

    m S IVA bcuj ,j5, , bw uj w

    Mgj w HQ Mg bv . Smy, bDuj,j5, , -

    by w m Mgj w m w g v

    mg z. T v m y m

    w qy mm uj wy m m.6 I v

    v m m g 0 uj 0 , y m m g 0 uj 0 , b w mm bm g 0uj 0 .

    P z mm qb d.0. I b y

    , mm qb gw. I , -

    z, -g b d50 , , v f

    bw v mg. W qb, w m mg

    6T b g m Cw Sb (98). I m, b bw w w v bv , qv-y, v gw b baj, i .

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    y w d5 0 mg -g qbm. U

    z, mm v w d50 m v

    mg q , w, , bv y. T m

    d50 mm g w By qbm

    z. My mv w -m , w g gy, w m d50 mm qb-

    m z b P .7

    P w m mb v

    b qbm. T Cw Sb (98), w

    mmm mb v wy . T

    m , my uj50 j5, , w v

    v y g.8 I Cw Sb (98) by .

    T w m w mb v g y,

    g b b P By qbm

    mmz qbm.

    PROPOSITION (Ey): Te limit o trategy profle and belie 1m1 2, m 1 2, d1 2, d 1 2,g1 2, g 1 2 2 a N,N S ` i a peret Bayeian eilibrim o te ommniation game. In tieilibrim te total expeted proft E3p1p4 are iger tan in any oter eilibrim.

    A qbm w mb v g y v

    Fg . I qbm z v my m w uj,j5

    , , z b gw 0 uj 0 . W bv b m gz b qbm mmz v ,

    w qbm y.

    7 S q (0).8 W w Mm Sb (99); S I.

    Figure . Communication Equilibria

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    C. commniation comparion

    W w m qy mm w gz

    yz w by g w-v b. W

    m qy mm v E 3 1uj2E 3ujZmj 4 2

    4 uj ,j5, .T mm v v v z mm.LEMMA :In te mot efient eilibrim in wi N,N S , te reidal variane i given

    by

    (3) E 3 1uj2E 3ujZmj 4 245slsj j5, l5c,D,were

    () sl5bl

    3 1 4bl.

    T v y v mg v m-

    m () (). I , w bl50, l5c,D, v

    mg y v m v z. A bl

    , m mm qbm v .

    Fy, bl S , v mg v y w v gv

    sl S 1. W w wg .

    PROPOSITION 3 (T Qy Cmm):

    (i) sc5sD50 il5 and sD.scoterwie;

    (ii) 0sD/0l.0sc/0l.0;

    (iii)0sc/0d.0.0sD/0dandmdS`sD5mdS`sc.

    P () () Fg 3

    w v mm

    g m z mm-

    . T , l5, mm b g-

    z , m (),

    w-v b l

    m m z

    v mm. T ,

    z, l

    b b

    mg v. I ,

    z, l

    m b mg by v.P () Fg w qy w

    m mm m . A

    SD

    SC

    1/2

    0

    1/4

    11

    Figure 3. Communication Comparison (l)

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    S IVA, y y

    g d v

    v mg m

    m z b

    m z. P () w d ,

    qy w m mm-

    y b y v.

    T b by g m

    S III m w d S ,

    mg z

    z vg: b

    q

    vg . I g

    qy mm vg.

    D. Organiational Perormane

    W w gz .

    PROPOSITION (Ogz Pm): under entraliation te expeted proft are

    given by

    (5) Pc52 1Ac112Ac2sc2 1s1s2 ,and nder deentraliation tey are given by

    (6) PD52 1AD1BDsD2 1s1s2 ,were

    (7) Ac;2d

    1 1 4d, AD ; 2 1l2 1 d 2d1l 1 2d 2 2 , BD ; d

    4l3 1 6l2d 1 2d2 2 l21l 1 d 2 2 1l 1 2d 22 .T w b gz

    yg y

    1s

    1s

    2 m v

    sl 1s1s2 , l5c,D.S HQ Mg mg , -b w bz w y m, , sc50. I w m (5) -

    b gv by 2Ac1s1s2 . I v g v mg b.

    T z m -b bm HQ

    Mg g y m. I , m b v m-

    g w w v, m mm w

    . T g d:

    y w mm, b

    y gv mm qy.T z m b, b b m-

    mm b v mg mg b. S

    SD

    SC

    0 1

    1/4

    1

    0

    Figure . Communication Comparison (d)

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    w-v b w mm m b

    mg, y . T m d, ,

    mbg: mv mm b y gv m-

    m qy.

    V. Centralization versus Decentralization

    W w m m w gz . A vg

    z gz mg w

    m. I , z gz m m w

    mm m. Ny, m m

    by z gz .

    Hwv, w z vg g ,

    vg g . T w .

    F, v mg y z , ,

    v wg g . S, v - q mg w m w w . U

    z y , b m by m mg. I

    , z Mgj5, b w Mg kZj

    w m mm bw m m. I m, v mg b

    g v g m v , w q-

    m y .

    T mm w b , wy w

    z wy w z. T

    mm, ALl5 E 3 1dl2u211dl2u24 , l5c,D, wgz cLl5E 3 1d

    l

    2dl

    2

    4 .LEMMA : For all l [ 3, 4 andd [ 30, `2, ALc$ALD and cLc#cLD .

    I w w, w DAL;ALc2ALD$0 adaptation advantage -

    z DcL ; cLD2cLc$0 oordination advantage -

    z . T v m w b

    (8) Pc2PD52DAL 1dDcL .

    Fm z

    vg,

    vy z w v

    d y m-

    . A y g

    g fw. T ,

    Fg 5, w v m

    Pc2PD 1s1s25.9 T g w w l. y m, -

    z y m z

    y d. I w, Dg

    9 S b Pc PD 1s1s2 , g 1s1s25 w gy.

    C

    D

    1

    Figure 5. Organizational Performance

    in Three Dimensions

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    Pw g b g b m mg

    v v y gwy ,

    .30 T, m bv, z m z v

    w vy m. Ey, w w-v b vy m

    vy m, v mg v b v -m w . I , by q

    m by v mm bm

    bm m m. A , vg

    z m vg z v

    w vy m.

    Fg 5 w z y m z y w-v-

    b l. w d.0 y m. Cz -

    m z y w b w-v

    b g g. Fy, g w w gz m

    qy w w l5, d50, d S . W l5 d50, -

    v f bw v mg bw m q , ,-b z b . T w

    m qy w w d S ` mm q mg

    mm w b vg m w

    bm m, w w vy. T m v

    m w gz m my.

    PROPOSITION 5 (Cz v Dz): sppoe tatl. andd.0:

    (i) lmall: il[1, 7/82, ten deentraliation tritly dominate entraliation.(ii) dmall: id[10, d 2, ten deentraliation tritly dominate entraliation, were d .0 i

    defned in te proo.

    (iii) d and l large: i d[ 1d , `2, ten deentraliation tritly dominate entraliationorall l[ 37/8, l1d22, and entraliation tritly dominate deentraliation or all l[ 1l1d2, 4,were l1d2.7/8i defned in te proo.

    T Fg 6

    mmz m g w -

    bv. W w

    m .

    Small l: T P 5

    w w w-v b l.

    y m, vg

    z wg

    vg z .

    I , w v

    w m b-

    y g. T , w

    30 F Dg P , , Mgm Rb (99).

    0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0

    0.0

    0.1

    0.2

    0.3

    0.4

    0.5

    0.6

    0.7

    0.8

    0.9

    1.0

    1

    Decentralization

    Centralization

    17/281/2

    0

    1

    10.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0

    0.0

    0.1

    0.2

    0.3

    0.4

    0.5

    0.6

    0.7

    0.8

    0.9

    1.0

    Decentralization

    Centralization

    17/28

    /(1 )

    1/2

    0

    1

    1

    Figure 6. Organizational Performance

    in Two Dimensions

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    w-v b m, y z mg vy m

    , , v gz m w m

    y by qy z v mm. N

    m m , b z mm,

    v mg . I , w v mm, w m m q-

    m. A bm m m,

    vg z bm m m

    v vg z . A , z

    m z v w vy m.

    T m my, bw w

    gz gv by (8), w DAL vg -

    z DcL vg z . A l5,

    v f bw v mg bw m q.

    A , w m qy w m ,

    , DcL5DAL50. C w mg w-v b:

    (9) d1PC 2 PD 2

    dl5

    'PC

    'SC'SC

    'l2'PD

    'SD'SD'l

    52dDAL

    dl1d

    dDCL

    dl l5.

    T qy w , l5, w-v b v

    m w gz y g qy m-

    m. Sm g mg v -

    mg l5. T qy w

    w-v b b m v-g z vg z . I -

    , w-v b w v mm, w

    by q m. A , -

    vg z , , dDAL/dl.0 d [ 10, ` 2 .A w-v b w z mm, w

    by v mg , , vg

    z , , dDcL/dl.0 d [ 10, `2 . Ov, v by q wg v v m-

    g by . I w, w l5, dDAL/dl.ddDcL/dl d [

    10, `

    2,

    1Pc2PD

    2/l,0. S Pc2PD50 l5, m Pc2PD

    ,0 w l. y m.

    Smalld: T P 5 w w -

    y m, z m z ,

    v mg b. Ey, v w vy m, mm-

    y b . U z by q

    , w z by

    v mg . S m d m

    m , z m m m mm

    z . A , z m z.

    T m my, v m w gb d50. Cy, w d50 v f bw v

    mg bw m q , , Pc2PD50. C w

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    mg v m w

    , w b b by g (8):

    (0)d1PC 2 PD 2

    dd

    52dDAL

    dd

    d50.

    T w d50, mg d Pc2PD

    y w vg z .

    T b vg DcL wg d vg b

    q z. T -

    vg, w v mm, w m

    by q . T by v mg

    , , by y g qy z m-

    m, mg bv w y mv. I

    v d50 v-

    g, , dDAL/dd.0. Fmy, d50 l.,

    ()d1PC 2 PD 2

    dd52

    dDAL

    dd52 c'ALC

    'SC'SC'd

    2'ALD

    'SD'SD'd

    d52'ALC'SC

    dSC

    dd,0.

    S d50 l., Pc2PD50 d1Pc2PD2/dd,0, z m z gb d50.

    Large d and l: T w P 5 w z

    m z w v mg vy b -

    vy m. T , , w z m z w v mg y b

    y m. I , y d[ 1d , `2 , z ym z w w-v b y g. T w -

    . F, w v mg vy b, v mm m

    z mm, b Fg 3. S,

    w-v b mg by v mg b by q,

    mg z gy m mg

    z w w-v b g. I b w -

    z m z w v mg vy b

    m.

    VI. Empirical Implications

    I , m m b g - .

    F , w m b w b v v

    mg , , w m m v m-w

    . O w q m b bw v

    gz m. W ,

    mmz P 5 Fg 6. F, gv ,

    , g, b v bw w-v b g

    w m z. S, gv w-v b, , g, b v bw g z. T,

    bw w-v b g z

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    y y g. Smy,

    bw g z y v-

    mg y b w w v. Fm w

    bw v vy m, w v v mg vy

    b, b my z.W m y b g - , m

    mg b g v g m. T -

    m m, g v

    v y w g m v.3

    S , g mv v- ,

    v v mg m w m wg y

    v m-w .3 T m , g-

    v, bby gz, mv w z,

    b g m w v mg m b w w v

    m w y b.

    W w y g m vg y -. T , wv, m m v w b m

    m. I , z q bg

    v mg v. B 98, , GM w y g

    my m w v mg vg m w

    w v, v w m

    w . Ivby, ym gg - v

    . I w v b v mg -

    y mmz w v . 33

    A , GM w bm z by b-

    g v v mm z mm. Eqym, wv, w w v m b v

    mg v. I , GM G M B P w

    v b w b w

    v w. 3 Ag S, B P y m

    bg ym - mg z w vy. 35

    B Pm (BP) v m m bg v

    z m. I y 990 g v, w BPX,

    w by J Bw, w bm BP v. H z BPX,

    g m 50 m-m b . Iy, b w

    y b m, y my

    w b BPX w. 36 T g

    bw b , BPX b g m mm GM

    m w b g m-

    . A, GM, BPX mm

    3 Tg v 980 y 990, m, m g w w m m gb m b mm m g w b y v w -v v (H, Py, Rb 999, ).

    3 I C, w w v m w v mg m v- b gz w-v b.

    33S (96, 09).3 S (96, 07).35S (96, 09).36 M T. H B v Og (00, 3).

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    g by g m v b w

    m m, j b w v, b bg

    b . A , L w v g

    b m b gg - b vv w BP,

    b yy .37

    VII. Asymmetric Organizations

    A y m ymmy gz: w v q

    z, y v m , w m my.

    I w ymmy m vg w ymm bw

    v v m z z gz. W

    w w ymm v z, -

    z b m v w vy m , b

    w m. S y vy m, w j

    ymmy, my q mg. D m - v z bfy . T m y

    Wb A (vb ://www.wb.g/

    .?=0.57/.98..5).

    A. seential Deiion Making

    I m g, v mg my v -mv vg, , my b

    b m b v mg . T b-

    y, w w v m w mg z

    qy. I , Mg Mg w. A b v mg v bv , w

    g mg . N m ; w bv

    m w .

    Sq mg m w y b .

    A , mg m q mg -

    g z b m v w vy

    m. T, wv, . T , Fg 7, w -

    v m z z w q mg w

    s5s

    . I b w

    y m, z y

    m z w q

    mg y l.. T w

    q

    mg v z. F,

    w mg q-

    y, m

    y , w

    w w b j

    gy. A ,

    b q

    m mg. S,

    37 H v Og (00, 8).

    Centralization

    Decentralization

    1/2

    0

    1

    1

    1

    Figure 7: Organizational Performance with

    Sequential Decision Making when s

    5s

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    b m y , w g -

    v m m f mg. A ,

    mm q mg w m

    mg. T w m b w w gg

    m w b m mg. O g q, m m .

    W q mg w z b m v

    w vy m, m g. T ,

    Fg 7. W g w y l., z m z

    w d g g, w , y d.0, z

    m z w w-v b l. m g. T,

    z m z v v mg

    b w w v. T z v g

    m v m w, s.s

    . T b Fg 8,

    w v m

    z z - v R;s

    /1s1s2 . Ey, bgg s

    v s, m gz-

    b m mm

    u z w q

    mg, b -

    z m v z.

    B. Oter Aymmetrie

    I m gz, v w m .

    T m g gz

    y b yz R (006). I

    Wb A, w m

    w R (006) wg v v . W

    w y l., z m z w bm

    y m v. Imy, wv, ,

    y , z m z w w-v b

    l. y m. O .

    A m v v m b z.

    I Wb A, w m w Dv gv by

    ap 12a 2p, w a [ 1, 2 m m v z wv. O g b w y l., z m z-

    y m. I , wv, z

    wy m z gb l5, v a bg,

    T, ymm gz, b w m.

    VIII. Conclusions

    W q z? I w q

    m w m b mg vmg w mm gy m w v

    v gz. W w v mm m z

    Figure 8: Organizational Performance with

    Sequential Decision Making when

    RKs/1s1s2.

    R = 1R = 5/6R = 2/3

    Centralization

    Decentralization

    1/2

    0

    1

    1

    1

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    mm: v mg m m w b q

    y w . Hwv, qy w m mm-

    m, vy v, bm m m. A

    , z b m v vy m. I ,

    ymm gz w v q z v m - w m myz alway m

    z w v mg v y g. T m

    ymm gz w m qy w

    v . I gz w v

    m z, g z g.

    T y m gy m , gby, m b -

    g m Cw Sb (98), w -

    . T b g mm qbm w

    mb v g y. A , v g bm

    w v qb m. W mw

    w v g v bm gg m gz g y m m.

    O z b m v vy m

    m F A. Hy (95) my m w v v

    wg z mg gz. I

    mgm , vw bm w Dg P.38 O g -

    m Dg P w m m.

    F, gm mg q g

    g mg w v m. T vm-

    mg v m w g

    b y mm (M J Wm H. Mg 99).I wg gm v w w g v v

    mm ? O y gg : v b y y

    mm , wg m w z. T m

    m z g vb v

    mg v m m m. A g v mg

    b, m z gz wg

    z.

    S, Dg P m z

    m mm. I, wv, v m

    mg m mg y b w b

    mg wy q mm. O y gg

    w wg gv v mg m vg, q

    mm vg. A , q y b m ggg

    m. D m ggg, w w -

    z , v vy m. T -

    m ggg bm m m, v mg mm

    m y w . A , qy z v-

    mm m vy .

    A myg m m w-v b gy gv

    gz . A w b gz

    38 S, , Mgm Rb (99).

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    w-v b by wg m g m m v m-

    g. P m wy w b v mg

    v qy , m by

    v. I g, m gv v mg

    v mv . I , -g mg by gvg v mg q v-

    . S v mg qy , wv, m my m

    gv v mg m v

    w v. I , y m b

    g v mg w-v b m mv mm ,

    z, mv mg b g z

    gz z , b g gz w -

    m m. A , w j z b

    m v w vy m .

    T w g m m g

    w my vgg bw g-z w-v b v mg. I m m yz

    , v bw w-v b g

    z w g, w z m y

    w-v b w w. W j m w

    g v, v bw w-

    v b g z w g. W

    w, wv, w m g g v-

    mg w my m w v. I

    m, , w z gz w vy b v

    mg w m, z gz w yb v mg w m.

    By m gz g, mg y

    z m b. T , wv, w v bw

    z mv m v g-v m. O ,

    mz Hmm (999) , my, Rb (00), w m-

    v m m w y g v v mg

    w m g v mg m

    b.39 T gg mv m by -

    zg g w q , GM BP m, by vg

    b v mg g z v. I, g

    v m, , b g-w v

    v by m. A m m b g w .

    Appendix

    W m vb m i ui by v

    mg mi. T wg mm w b g A.

    LEMMA A: For any ommniation eilibrim onidered in Propoition 1, Eu 3mm4 5Eu 3um 45Eu 3u45Eu 3m 45Eu 3uu450 and Eu 3m m 45Eu 3um45Eu 3u45Eu 3m45E

    u 3u

    u4

    50.

    39 S Rb (00, 065).

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    PROOF:

    A q w m u u qbmEui 3m i 45Eui 3ui 450.

    PROOF OF PROPOSITION :W y By qbm mm gm, m

    gv b y (3) () z (8) (9)

    z. Nw w w b mm qbm v

    qb.

    F z, m 1 2 b y mm Mg . T y Mg , Hq Mg n

    u, gv by

    (A) Eu

    3u Zu, n

    452Eu

    Sl

    1d

    c2u

    21

    12l

    2 1d

    c2u

    21d

    1d

    c2dc

    2

    4,

    w

    (A) dc;gcn112gc2E3u Zm 1 2 4 ;

    (A3) dc;12gc2n1gcE3u Zm 1 2 4 .

    I y 10/0u0n2Eu 3u Zu, n4.0 10/0u2Eu 3u Zu, n4,0. T m y w Hq Mg, y n,n

    ,

    m y Mg w bw b. Nw y

    v qb w u

    ,u

    Eu 3u Zu

    , n

    4$Eu 3u Zu

    , n4 Eu 3u Zu, n4 .Eu 3u Zu, n4 . B Eu 3u Zu, n4 2Eu 3u Zu, n4 ,Eu 3u Zu, n4 2Eu 3u Zu, n4 , w v 10/0u0n2Eu 3u Zu, n4.0. T m gm b Mg y g gy m1 2 Mg . T, qb m-m gm z m b v qb.

    F z, m1 2 m 1 2 b mm Mg Mg . Sq y m , qbm, m m

    (8) (9). I n u Mg , 10/0u0n2Eu 3u Zu, n4.0 w g g.W w z qb mm gm, , qb

    mb . F Mgj, aj b

    32j ,j 4 , y mg mj[1aj, i2,aj, i 2 b by mj, i, mj, i b v b v uj vg mg mj, i.Centralization:I a, i Mg m b bw g mg

    m, i m

    , i1, Eu 3u Za, i, m , i 42Eu 3u Za, i, m, i1450.Ug Lmm A (A), w v

    (A) Eu 3u Za, i,m , i 42Eu 3u Za, i, m , i145l 1gcm , i12a, i 2 1

    12l

    2 12g

    c2m

    , i11d

    1g

    c2

    2m

    , i12

    1l

    1g

    cm

    , i2a

    , i 2

    112l 2 12gc2m, i1d 1gc22m , i 2 .

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    Sbg m, i51a, i21a, i 2/, w v Eu 3u Za, i, m , i 42Eu 3u Za, i, m , i1450 y a, i51a, i21a, i12/11bc2 , w bc (). Rgg ,w g

    (A5) a, i12a, i5a, i2a, i21bca, i .

    L mb m a b N. Eqbm w v mb m

    w N5N, N5N1 w qbm m-

    b m. Ug by a,052 a,N5 v

    q (A5) gv

    (A6) a, i5s11xNC 2 yNC2 Ax ic1 1ycN22y ic1 1xNc2 B or0#i#N,

    w xcyc gv byxc5

    1 1bc

    21

    "11 1 2bC

    22 2 1yc5

    1 1bc

    2

    2"11 1 2bC2 2 2 1 yxcyc5, wxc.. I y k#N,a,k5a,N2k, , v ymmy b z. W N5N,.., v mb m, a,N/50. I w my

    w (A6)

    (A7) a, i5s11xN1C 2 yN1C 2 1x ic2y ic2 or0#i#N .

    F qbm w mb m,N5N1, ymm -

    v z w Hq Mg u z. I

    w my w (A6)

    (A8) a, i5s11x2N111C 2 y2N111C 2 Ax ic1xcN1ycN122y ic1xcN11ycN2 B or#i#N .

    T y Mg g.

    Decentralization:I Mg bv u mg m, i -

    bm, i Mg , y gv by

    (A9) Eu

    3u Zu,m

    , i

    452Eu

    3l

    1d

    D2u

    21

    12l

    2 1d

    D2u

    21d

    1d

    D2dD

    2

    4,

    w dD d

    D gv by (8) (9). I m g b Eu 3u Za, i, m , i 4 2Eu 3u Za, i,m , i1450. Mg Lmm A (A9), w v (A0)

    Eu 3u Za, i,m, i 42Eu 3u Za, i, m, i14 1m , i1d21l1d 2 a, i 2 dm , i1 l 1m , i1d21l1d 2 a, i 2 5qld 112l 2 1d r

    1l1d

    2

    1l1d

    2

    1l1d

    2

    1l1d

    2

    1l1d

    2

    1m , id21l1d 2 a, i 2 dm , i l 1m , id21l1d 2 a, i 2 2qld 112l 2 1d r . 1l1d 2 1l1d 2 1l1d 2 1l1d 2 1l1d 2

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    Sbg m , i51a, i21a, i 2/ m , i151a, i1a, i12/, w v Eu 3u Za, i,m, i 42Eu 3u Za, i, m, i1450 y a, i51a, i21a, i12/1 1bD2 , w bD (). Rgg , w g

    (A) a, i12a, i5a, i2a, i21bDa, i .

    Ug by a,052 a,N5 v q (A)

    gv

    (A) a, i5s11xND 2 yND 2 AxDi 1 1yDN22yDi 1 1xDN2 B or j5, and0#i#N,

    w xD yD gv byxD5

    1 1bD

    21

    "11 1 2bD

    22 2 1

    yD5

    1 1bD

    2

    2"11 1 2bD 2 2 2 1 yxDyD5, wxD.. I y k#N,a,k5a,N2k, , v ymmy b z. W N5N,.., v mb m, a,N/50. I w my

    w (A)

    (A3) a, i5s11xN1D 2 yN1D 2 1xDi2yDi 2 or0#i#N.

    F qbm w mb mN5N1, ymm v

    z w Hq Mg z. I w

    my w (A)

    (A) a, i5s11x2N111D 2 y2N111D 2 AxDi 1xDN1yDN122yDi 1xDN11yDN2 B or#i#N.

    T y Mg g.

    F P Lmm , w w m wg mm.

    LEMMA A: (i) E3mjuj 45E3mj4 or j5, ; (ii) E3mj4 i tritly inreaing in te nmber ointerval Nj or j5, ; and(A5) E3mj45s2j

    4s 1x3NjC 2 1 2 1xC 2 1 221xNjC 2 1 23 1x2C 1 xC 1 1 2 2

    xNjC 1xC 1 1 2 2xC1xNjC 2 1 2 2t .

    PROOF:

    () Gv qbm g g, w v mj5E3uj 0ujH 1aj, i2, aj, i 2 4 j5, , w m

    (A6) E1 3mjuj 45E3E3mjuj 0uj[1aj, i2,aj, i 2 4 45E3mjE3uj 0uj[1aj, i2,aj, i 2 4 45E3mj4 .

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    () Ug (A6) w mE1mj2 w:(A7) E3mj45 1

    2sjaNj

    3aj,i

    aj, i21

    aaj,i 1 aj,i212

    b2duj5 18s1

    aNj

    1aj, i2aj, i22 1aj, i1aj, i22

    5s2j

    8 1xNjC 2 yNjC 2 3aNj UA 1ycNjB3xc3 1i22 1xc12 1xc221A 1xcNjB3yc3 1i22 1yc12 12yc21A 1xcNjB3yc3 1i22 1yc12 12yc2

    1A 1ycNjB A 1xcNjByci21yc22 1xc12 21 1ycNj 2 1 1xcNj 2xci21xc22 1yc12V.

    Pmg mm bv g xcyc5, w g,

    m gy ,

    (A8) E3mj45s2j4

    s 1x3NjC 2 1 2 1xC 2 1 221xNjC 2 1 2 3 1x2C 1 xC 1 1 2 21xNjC 1 1 2 2 1yC 1 1 2 1xC 1 1 2

    xNjC 1xNjC 2 yNjC 2 2 t

    5s2j

    4s 1x3NjC 2 1 2 1xC 2 1 2 21xNjC 2 1 23 1x2C 1 xC 1 1 2 2

    xNjC 1xC 1 1 22xC1xNjC 2 1 22t .

    T E3mj4 y g Nj, (A9) 1p 25 p3 2 11p 2 1 2 3

    1xC 2 1 2 21x2C 1 xC 1 1 2 2p1p 2 1 22

    1xC 1 1 22xC

    (A0) 91p 2523 p 1 11p 2 1 2 31xC 2 1 221x2C 1 xC 1 1 2 1

    p 1 11p 2 1 2 31xC 1 1 2 2

    xC

    5p 1 11p 2 1 2 3

    10x2C 1 x4C 1 1

    xC1x2C 1 xC 1 1 2 .

    T,9 1p 2.0 p.. SE3mj451j/21xcNj 2 , b E3mj4 yg Nj.

    PROOF OF PROPOSITION :

    F, w b m gy b 1m1 2 , m 1 2 , d1 2 , d 1 2 ,g

    1

    2, g

    1

    2 2 N,N S ` by

    1m

    `

    1

    2, m

    `

    1

    2, d

    `

    1

    2, d

    `

    1

    2, g

    `

    1

    2, g

    `

    1

    2 2

    By qbm mm gm, b z z. T , w y vy g g Mg

    Mg b 1d` 1 2 , d` 1 2 2 . Nw, uj

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    m m b v by g

    m w u9j. B Nj uj

    b v by g m u9j g gy -

    b 1m1 2 , m 1 2 , d1 2 , d 1 2 , g1 2 , g 1 2 2 qbm Nj.T, uj by v g g 1m

    `

    1 2 , m`

    1 2 2 b 1d` 1 2 , d` 1 2 2 . T qbm w - mb m Mg Mg w m

    b by yg Lbg Dm Cvg Tm

    Pl w l55c,D6.Fy, w w qbm 1m` 1 2 , m` 1 2 , d` 1 2 , d` 1 2 , g` 1 2 , g` 1 2 2 y g

    qb.

    Centralization:T z gv by

    (A) Pc52E

    3 1d

    c2u

    21

    1d

    c2u

    21d

    1d

    c2dc

    2

    4.

    Ug (3), (), Lmm A A(), w v , gvN,N,

    (A) E3 1dc2u245s2gc12gc2Eu 1m2112gc2Eu 1m 2 ;E3 1dc2u245s112gc2Eu1m 22gc12gc2Eu 1m2;E3 1dc2dc2451gc22 1Eu 1m21Eu 1m 2 2 .

    T w g w v mgEuj 1mj 2 gv by 0Pc(A3) 51 1d 2 1gc22 .

    0Euj 3mj4S gc ., w v 0Pc/0Euj 3mj4 .0. Fm Lmm A(), w v Euj 3mj4

    wNj Pc mb mNj

    Mgj .

    Decentralization:T z gv by

    (A) PD52E3 1dD2u211dD2u21d 1dD2dD24 .Ug (8), (9), Lmm A A(), w v , gvN,N,

    (A5) EC 1dD2u2D5 d21l 1 d 22s2d32l 1 3d1l 1 d 2 2 1l 1 2d 22Eu 3m 41

    d21l 1 2d 2 2Eu 3m 4 ;

    EC 1dD2u2D5 d21l 1 d 2 2s1 d2

    1l 1 2d 22Eu 3m 42d32l 1 3d1l 1 d 2 2 1l 1 2d 2 2Eu 3m4 ;

    EC 1dD2dD2D5 l21l 1 d 2 21s1s22ld2l 1 3d1l 1 d 22 1l 1 2d 2 2AEu 3m 41Eu 3m 4 B .

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    T w g w v mgEuj 1mj2 0PD(A6) 5

    l2d2

    1l 1 d

    22

    1l 1 2d

    22a6d2 1l1 ad

    lbb .

    0Euj

    3mj

    4S l., w v 0PD/0Euj 3mj4.0. Fm Lmm A(), w v Euj 1mj2 wNj PD mb m Nj Mg j

    .

    PROOF OF LEMMA :

    Tg m m g- (A8), w b

    (A7) limNjS`

    1x3NjC 2 1 2 1xC 2 1 2 2

    1xNjC 2 1

    23

    1x2C 1 xC 1 1

    25

    xC 2 1

    x2C 1 xC 1 1;

    (A8) limNjS`

    xNjC 1xC 1 1 22xC1xNjC 2 1 225 0.

    T

    (A9) limNjS`

    E3mj45s214

    1xC 1 1 2 21x2C 1 xC 1 1 2 5s21

    1 1 bC

    3 1 4bC512sc2sj,

    w sc5bc/13 1bc2 . Fy, g Lmm A(), w v (A30) E3 1uj2E3uj 0mj 4 245sj2E3mj45scsj.T y z g ( y cwD -

    bv).

    PROOF OF PROPOSITION 3:1 ) Fm () (), w mmy l5, bD5bc50 sc5sD50.Fm, b/

    13 1b

    2 y g b, w ,

    wv l., bD.bc. S #l#, l1d.l1d2l.0, g

    bD bcw v

    (A3)bD

    bC5

    1l 1 d 2 1l 1 d 2d 1l 1 d 2 l2 2 ..

    ()By y g sc sD, w

    (A3)'SC

    'l5

    3 12d 1 1 2d

    18ld 2 d 1 3l

    22

    $0;

    (A33)'SD

    'l5

    3 12ld 1 l2 1 2d2 1 2l2d 218ld 2 d 2 l 1 5l2 22 .0.

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    Cmg 0sD/0l20sc/0l g l$, w v

    (A3)'SD

    'l2

    'SC

    'l5

    g 1l,d 218ld 2 d 2 l 1 5l2 2 2 13l 2 d 1 8ld 2 2.0,w

    (A35) g 1l, d 2 ; 3d3 1l2213ld 18l2213ld 1l2219l3d3 1l22 13l 191d10d213ld 13 15d 2 .() S 0bc/0d5l 1l22/1l1d 2.0 0bD/0d52l 1l22/1l1d2l2,0, w 0sc/0d50sc/0bc 0bc/0d.0 0sD/0d50sD/0bD 0bD/0d,0. Fy, by -

    g m, w v

    (A36) limdS`

    bc51l22 ;(A37) lim

    dS`bD51l22 ,

    w m limdS`

    sc5limdS`

    sD.

    PROOF OF PROPOSITION :

    Centralization: Fm (A) (A) Lmm , w v

    (A38) Pc52 1Ac1s1s2112Ac2sc1s1s2 2 .Decentralization: Fm (A) (A5) Lmm , w v

    (A39) PD52 1AD 1s1s21BDsD 1s1s2 2 .PROOF OF LEMMA :

    Sbg (3) () ALc cLc mg Lmm A

    gv

    (A0) ALc5a21 1 8d 11 1 d 2

    14d 1 1

    22

    12sc2b 1s1s2

    (A) cLc5111 1 4d 2 212sc2 1s1s2 .

    Smy, bg (6) (7) ALD cLD mg Lmm

    A, w b

    (A) ALD5da 11l 1 d 2 22

    12d2 2 l2 21l 1 d 2 2 1l 1 2d 2 212sD2b 1s1s2

    (A3) cLD5l21l 1 d 2 2a2

    d 12l 1 3d 21l 1 2d 2 2 12sD2 b 1s1s2 .

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    Sbg (A) m (A0) w ALc2ALD q

    (A)ld 12l 2 1 2 1v0 1 dv1 1 d2v2 1 d3v3 1 d4v4 2 1s21 1 s22 214d 1 1 22 13l 1 d 18l 2 1 2 2 1l 15l 2 1 2 1 d 18l 2 1 2 2 1l 1 d 2 1l 1 2d 2 ,

    w v0 ; l 15l22 , v ; l 133l100l272 , v ; 129l10l100l3252 , v3 ;

    17l160l232 , v ; 6153l202 . I gw vy vi.0, i5, ..., , l[3, 4 . I (A) w ALc2ALD50 d50 l5 ALc2ALD.0 w.

    N, bg (A) m (A3) w cLD2cLc q

    (A5)ld 12l 2 1 2 1g0 1 dg1 1 d22g 1 d33g 2 1s21 1 s22 214d 1 1 22 1l 15l 2 1 2 1 d 18l 2 1 2 2 13l 1 d 18l 2 1 2 2 1l 1 d 2 1l 1 2d 2 ,

    w g0 ;

    l

    165l27

    2, g

    ;l

    107l

    180l27

    2, g

    ;

    125l

    1l

    160l323

    2,

    g3 ; 1l132 18l22 . I gw vy gi.0, i5, , 3, l[3, 4 .I (A5) w cLD2cLc50 d50 l5, cLD2cLc.0 w.

    PROOF OF PROPOSITION 5:

    Ug P w v Pc2PD gv by

    (A6)1s21 1 s22 2ld 12l 2 1 2 f

    14d 1 1

    2 13l 1 d

    18l 2 1

    2 2 1l

    15l 2 1

    21 d

    18l 2 1

    2 2 1l 1 d

    2 1l 1 2d

    2,

    w

    (A7) ; d3 1l22 18l2721d 15l22 123l16l2521ld 125l150l1722l 15l22 .

    N m y v d[30, ` 2 l[3, 4 . T, Pc2PD d[30, `2 l[3, 4 . A, Pc2PD50 d50, l5, 50. Ll 1d 2 b v l[3, 4 w v50 d[30, `2 ; l 1d 2 Fg 6. N mdS`l

    1d

    257/8 l

    1d

    25, w d

    .0.957 my by

    13d

    13d

    133d32250. N l 1d 2 g d[3d, ` 2 .() Dg (A6) gvd1Pc2PD2 d 1s1s2

    (A8) 24

    3orl5,

    dl 1 1d 2w gv d.0. S 1Pc2PD250 l5, m Pc2PD,0 gb l5.

    () (): S l

    1d

    2 g d, w l5, Pc2PD,

    0 d[10, d

    2 Pc2PD.0 d[1d

    , `2 . T , g 1Pc2PD25g l5,5 13d13d133d322 . I b ,0 d[10, d 2 .0 d[1d, ` 2 .

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