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  1. Monopoly distortions in durability and multi-dimensional quality
    Published: 2009
    Publisher:  Sonderforschungsbereich/Transregio 15, Mannheim [u. a.]

    I show that Swan's (1970) independence result requires a multiplicative interaction between durability and all other quality attributes. Because there is no compelling argument for a multiplicativity in quality, monopolists tend to distort... more

    Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen
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    ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft, Standort Kiel
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    I show that Swan's (1970) independence result requires a multiplicative interaction between durability and all other quality attributes. Because there is no compelling argument for a multiplicativity in quality, monopolists tend to distort durability, even with constant marginal costs. Distortions in durability and other quality aspects are aligned exactly when the marginal cost of quality do not increase too much with durability.

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Online
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    hdl: 10419/93792
    Series: Discussion paper / Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems ; 271
    Subjects: Durability; quality; monopoly
    Scope: Online-Ressource (8 S.)