Monopoly regulation under asymmetric information: prices versus quantities

We compare two instruments to regulate a monopoly that has private information about its demand or costs: fixing either the price or quantity. For each instrument, we consider sophisticated (screening) and simple (bunching) mechanisms. We characterize the optimal mechanisms and compare their welfare...

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Veröffentlicht in:The RAND Journal of Economics. - Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., 1984. - 48(2017), 3, Seite 557-578
1. Verfasser: Basso, Leonardo J. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Figueroa, Nicolás, Vásquez, Jorge
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2017
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The RAND Journal of Economics
Schlagworte:Economics Law Behavioral sciences Business