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Wholesale price discrimination with regulatory asymmetry

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This paper studies the welfare effects of wholesale price discrimination between downstream firms operating under different regulatory systems. I model a monopolistic intermediate good market in which production cost differences between downstream firms may be due to regulatory or technological asymmetries. Price discrimination reduces regulatory distortions but may lower productive efficiency. Therefore, price discrimination increases welfare if regulation is the dominant source of cost differences. This provides a novel welfare rationale for exempting wholesale markets from the recent ban on geo-blocking in the EU.

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  • Asseyer, Andreas, 2020. "Wholesale price discrimination with regulatory asymmetry," Discussion Papers 2020/1, Free University Berlin, School of Business & Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:fubsbe:20201
    DOI: 10.17169/refubium-26138
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    Keywords

    Price discrimination; Intermediate good markets; International price discrimination; Geo-blocking;
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    JEL classification:

    • D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
    • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
    • L42 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Vertical Restraints; Resale Price Maintenance; Quantity Discounts

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