期刊名称:Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal
印刷版ISSN:1864-6042
出版年度:2010
卷号:4
页码:1-21
出版社:Kiel Institute for the World Economy
摘要:In this paper we study the welfare effect of a monopoly innovation. Unlike many partial equilibrium models carried out in previous studies, general equilibrium models are constructed and analyzed in greater detail. We discover that technical innovation carried out by a monopolist could significantly increase the social welfare. We conclude that, in general, the criticism against monopoly innovation based on its increased deadweight loss is less accurate than previously postulated by many studies.
关键词:Monopoly; technical innovation; welfare effects; general equilibrium