An empirical investigation of the welfare effects of banning wholesale price discrimination
| dc.creator | Villas-Boas, Sofia Berto | |
| dc.date | 2017-04-01T20:08:00Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-09T05:55:37Z | |
| dc.description | Economic theory does not provide sharp predictions on the welfare effects of banning wholesale price discrimination: if downstream costs differences exist then discrimination shifts production inefficiently; towards high cost retailers; so a ban increases welfare; if differences in price elasticity of demand across retailers exist; discrimination may increase welfare if more market is covered; so a ban reduces welfare. Using retail prices and quantities of coffee brands sold by German retailers; I estimate a model of demand and supply and separate cost and demand differences. Simulating a ban on wholesale price discrimination has positive welfare effects in this market; and less if downstream cost differences shrink; or with less competition. | |
| dc.identifier | doi:10.22004/ag.econ.120491 | |
| dc.identifier | https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/120491/files/CUDARE%201017R3%20Villas-Boas.pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/120491 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/570141 | |
| dc.language | eng | |
| dc.publisher | ||
| dc.source | http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/120491 | |
| dc.title | An empirical investigation of the welfare effects of banning wholesale price discrimination | |
| dc.type | Text |