Quality differences, third-degree price discrimination, and welfare

We propose a theoretical model to analyze the welfare implications of price discrimination in the presence of differences in quality. The model considers two markets where in each market competition takes place between a local firm that operates in that market only and a global firm that operates in...

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Autores: Galera, F. (Francisco)|||/items/f3784277-024b-4d85-9b97-26e36c8599d4, Mendi, P. (Pedro)|||/items/83ca8185-defa-401e-a066-55b7d4bcdf1c, Molero, J.C. (Juan Carlos)|||/items/23f5fe04-faa3-4446-b788-16fe7502227d
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Navarra
Repositorio:Dadun. Depósito Académico Digital de la Universidad de Navarra
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:dadun.unav.edu:10171/43115
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/43115
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Materias Investigacion::Economía y Empresa
Vertical differentiation
Third-degree price discrimina- tion
Welfare
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Sumario:We propose a theoretical model to analyze the welfare implications of price discrimination in the presence of differences in quality. The model considers two markets where in each market competition takes place between a local firm that operates in that market only and a global firm that operates in both markets. All firms are assumed to be producing with zero marginal costs. Local firms produce a good that is perceived by consumers to have superior quality than that produced by the global firm. We find that there are parameter values such that welfare increases while total output decreases if the global firm engages in price discrimination. This is due to a positive allocation effect brought about precisely by the global firm engaging in price discrimination.