(Difficult) Evaluate the following argument: There exist demand curves for which a monopoly would pass along cost...

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(Difficult) Evaluate the following argument: “There exist demand curves for which a monopoly would pass along cost increases in price on a one-for-one basis. Therefore, nothing can be inferred about the competitiveness of an industry by comparing price changes to cost changes.” In your evaluation, see if you can derive a demand curve with the stated properties (Bulow and Pfleiderer 1983).

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Modern Industrial Organization

ISBN: 9781013368837

4th Edition

Authors: Dennis W. Carlton, Jeffrey M. Perloff

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