Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/26864
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Year of Publication: 
2004
Series/Report no.: 
Preprints of the Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods No. 2005,7
Publisher: 
Max Planck Institute for Research on Collective Goods, Bonn
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

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