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Prices and deadweight loss in multiproduct monopoly

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Date
06/2016
Author
Amir, Rabah
Jin, Jim Yongtao
Pech, Gerald
Tröge, Michael
Keywords
HB Economic Theory
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Abstract
The paper investigates prices and deadweight loss in multiproduct monopoly with linear interrelated demand and constant marginal costs. We show that, with commonly used models for linear demand such as the Bowley demand and vertically or horizontally differentiated demand, the price for each good is independent of demand cross-effects and of the characteristics and number of other goods. This contrasts with the oft-expressed view that prices critically depend on demand cross-effects. We also show that for these linear models, the deadweight loss due to monopoly amounts to half the total monopoly profit. Finally, we show how a production subsidy might restore social efficiency.
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Amir , R , Jin , J Y , Pech , G & Tröge , M 2016 , ' Prices and deadweight loss in multiproduct monopoly ' , Journal of Public Economic Theory , vol. 18 , no. 3 , pp. 346-362 . https://doi.org/10.1111/jpet.12173
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Journal of Public Economic Theory
Status
Peer reviewed
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/jpet.12173
ISSN
1097-3923
Type
Journal article
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Copyright 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. This work is made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created, accepted version manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jpet.12173
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URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10023/13051

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