Price Discrimination, Economies of Scale, and Profits.

Park, Donghyun

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ERIC Number: EJ643979

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2000

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Price Discrimination, Economies of Scale, and Profits.

Park, Donghyun

Journal of Economic Education, v31 n1 p66-75 Win 2000

Demonstrates that it is possible for economies of scale to induce a price-discriminating monopolist to sell in an unprofitable market where the average cost always exceeds the price. States that higher profits in the profitable market caused by economies of scale may exceed losses incurred in the unprofitable market. (CMK)

Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Costs, Economics, Economics Education, Equations (Mathematics), Free Enterprise System, Higher Education, International Trade, Models, Theories

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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