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The monopolist is not the best environmentalist’s best friend: An example

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  • Mahenc, Philippe
  • Podesta, Marion

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This letter addresses the second-degree price discrimination issue when a monopolized product is tied with environmental quality. The monopolist may degrade environmental quality too much when marginal valuations of environmental quality and the good itself are positively related across consumers.

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  • Mahenc, Philippe & Podesta, Marion, 2012. "The monopolist is not the best environmentalist’s best friend: An example," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 115(3), pages 379-382.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:115:y:2012:i:3:p:379-382
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2011.12.060
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    Keywords

    Environmental quality; Public good; Price discrimination; Tying;
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    JEL classification:

    • D42 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Monopoly
    • L12 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Monopoly; Monopolization Strategies
    • Q5 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics

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