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Microeconomics I partie 3/9

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A market is Pareto efficient if

it achieves the maximum possible total gains-to-trade
Otherwise a market is Pareto inefficient

What if a profits tax is imposed?

I If the monopolist faces a constant-elasticity demand

Application: Impact of Taxes on a Monopolist
Consider a monopolist with constant marginal cost. What
happens to the market price when a quantity tax is imposed?
I If the monopolist faces a linear demand

Markup pricing

Example: Linear Demand and Monopoly
Suppose that the monopolist faces a linear demand curve: p(y) = a - by

Suppose the monopolist’s marginal cost of production is constant, at $k/output unit
How does the price charged by the monopolist vary with the own-price elasticity of demand?