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Monopoly - Price Discrimination and Economic Welfare

Level:: A-Level

Board:: AQA, Edexcel, IB, OCR

Last updated 4 Jul 2018

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Who gains and who loses out from persistent and pervasive price targeting by businesses? To what extent does price discrimination help to achieve an efficient allocation of resources? There are many arguments on both sides of the coin – indeed the impact of price discrimination on welfare seems bound to be ambiguous.

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