The Distribution Effects of Monopoly

John Creedy and Robert Dixon

No 576, Department of Economics - Working Papers Series from The University of Melbourne

Abstract: This paper examines the relative burden of monopoly, measured using the equivalent variation, for different household income levels. Inequality measures are calculated using the complete distribution of equivalent incomes, for all households in the Australian household expenditure survey. The results indicate that monopoly has a larger impact on the lower income groups, and therefore an inequality increasing effect.

Keywords: MONOPOLIES (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D42 L12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 29 pages
Date: 1997
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