The monopolist is not the best environmentalist’s best friend: An example

This letter addresses the second-degree price discrimination issue when a monopolized product is tied with environmental quality. The monopolist may degrade environmental quality too much when marginal valuations of environmental quality and the good itself are positively related across consumers.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Mahenc, Philippe ; Podesta, Marion
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 115.2012, 3, p. 379-382
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Environmental quality \| Public good \| Price discrimination \| Tying

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	D42 - Monopoly ; L12 - Monopoly; Monopolization Strategies ; Q5 - Environmental Economics
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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