The Musgravian Transformation in the Two-Part Tariff and Other Monopoly Models

• Autorzy: Chin Wei Yang , Meng-Chi Tang
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In this paper, we prove for the first time that a demand ad valorem tax on commodity price is equivalent to the cost payment tax in the two-part tariff model if such a tax is imposed on both admission charge and user's fee. The same result is found in the third-degree price discrimination model. However, this property is not preserved in the rate-of-return-regulated monopoly model. It relates to the importance of the choice of tax policies not only in a pure monopoly, but also in two-part tariff, third-degree price discrimination and regulated monopoly models.(original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Taxes; Monopoly

PL

Podatki; Monopol

• Czasopismo: Argumenta Oeconomica
• Rocznik: 2019
• Numer: nr 1 (42)
• Strony: 109--130

Twórcy

autor

Chin Wei Yang

• National Chung Cheng University, China

autor

Meng-Chi Tang

• National Chung Cheng University, China

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DOI

10.15611/aoe.2019.1.05