Oligopoly price discrimination, competitive pressure and total output

This paper extends the traditional analysis of the output effect under monopoly (third-degree) price discrimination to a multimarket oligopoly. The author shows that under oligopoly price discrimination, differences in competitive pressure, measured by the number of firms, across markets are more im...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Aguirre Pérez, Iñaki
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad del País Vasco
Repositorio:Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación
OAI Identifier:oai:addi.ehu.eus:10810/42324
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10810/42324
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:third-degree price discrimination
total output
oligopoly
welfare
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Sumario:This paper extends the traditional analysis of the output effect under monopoly (third-degree) price discrimination to a multimarket oligopoly. The author shows that under oligopoly price discrimination, differences in competitive pressure, measured by the number of firms, across markets are more important than the relative demand curvature when determining the effect on total output.