Quality differences, third-degree price discrimination, and welfare

Franciso Galera (), Pedro Mendi and Juan Carlos Molero
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Franciso Galera: University of Navarra

No 03/15, Faculty Working Papers from School of Economics and Business Administration, University of Navarra

Abstract: We propose a theoretical model to analyze the welfare implications of price discrimination in the presence of differences in quality. The model considers two markets where in each market competition takes place between a local firm that operates in that market only and a global firm that operates in both markets. All firms are assumed to be producing with zero marginal costs. Local firms produce a good that is perceived by consumers to have superior quality than that produced by the global firm. We find that there are parameter values such that welfare increases while total output decreases if the global firm engages in price discrimination. This is due to a positive allocation effect brought about precisely by the global firm engaging in price discrimination.

Keywords: Vertical diff erentiation; third-degree price discrimination; welfare (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D43 D60 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 41 pages
Date: 2015-10-27
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Journal Article: QUALITY DIFFERENCES, THIRD-DEGREE PRICE DISCRIMINATION, AND WELFARE (2017)
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