Study Notes
Monopoly - Price Discrimination and Economic Welfare
- Level:
- A-Level
- Board:
- AQA, Edexcel, OCR, IB
Last updated 4 Jul 2018
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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