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Monopoly extraction of an exhaustible resource with two markets

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  • Carolyn Fischer
  • Ramanan Laxminarayan

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. Although much has been written about monopoly extraction of natural resources, the case of a resource being sold in two separate markets has escaped notice. We find that a monopolist facing two different iso‐elastic demand schedules extracts more rapidly than the social planner, whether or not arbitrage prevents price discrimination between markets. JEL classification: D42, Q3 Extraction monopoliste d’une ressource épuisable quand il y a deux marchés. Même si l’on a écrit beaucoup à propos de l’extraction monopoliste de ressources naturelles épuisables, il semble que le cas d’une ressource vendue dans deux marchés séparés n’a pas été traité. On découvre qu’un monopoleur faisant face à deux cédules de demande iso‐élastiques différentes extrait la ressource plus rapidement que le planificateur social, que l’arbitrage entre les marchés empêche ou non la discrimination par les prix.

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  • Carolyn Fischer & Ramanan Laxminarayan, 2004. "Monopoly extraction of an exhaustible resource with two markets," Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 37(1), pages 178-188, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:canjec:v:37:y:2004:i:1:p:178-188
    DOI: 10.1111/j.0008-4085.2004.009_1.x
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    • D42 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Monopoly
    • Q3 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Nonrenewable Resources and Conservation

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