The degree of distortions under second-degree price discrimination

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2015
Volume: 137
Issue: C
Pages: 208-213

Authors (2)

Score contribution per author:

0.505 = (α=2.02 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Under second-degree price discrimination, both types of consumers get efficient quantities when the net-of-cost valuation functions intersect at least once at some positive quantity and the point of intersection lies between the two peaks. Distortions can be upward or downward.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:137:y:2015:i:c:p:208-213
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25