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| Title: | | Monopoly prices versus Ramsey-Boiteux prices: are they similar, and: does it matter?  |
| Authors: | | Höffler, Felix |
| Issue Date: | | 2004 |
| Series/Report no.: | | Preprints of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods 2005,7 |
| Abstract: | | Ramsey-Boiteux prices and monopoly prices are frequently regarded as being similar. This might suggest that, in particular in network in- dustries with large
xed costs, sometimes monopoly pricing is close to the Ramsey-Boiteux second best and welfare superior to imperfectly regulated prices. This paper tries to specify what is meant by being similar, and it analyzes the welfare implications that can be drawn from comparing both sets of prices. Interdependence of demand and the impact of competition are discussed. We reinforce the view that monopoly prices are usually not similar, and even if they are, this implies no positive welfare judgments on monopoly pricing. |
| Subjects: | | Ramsey Pricing Regulation Access Pricing Termination |
| JEL: | | L33 L50 L94 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Preprints of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods
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