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A decomposition of monopolistic quality distortion
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posted on 2023-05-17, 16:27 authored by Sibly, HThe quality distortion caused by a linear pricing monopolist is separated into two components; one measures the imbalance of quality and quantity (the skewed component)and the other measures the restriction of production to increase marginal willingness to pay (the unskewed component). Conditions identifying the direction of quality distortion caused by each of these components are presented. Fundamental special cases of preferences and costs, which are useful representation in a variety of contexts, are analyzed using this framework.
History
Publication title
Research in EconomicsVolume
66Pagination
97-105ISSN
1090-9443Department/School
TSBEPublisher
Academic PressPlace of publication
United KingdomRights statement
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