monopoly;
moral hazard;
scrappage;
maintenance;
durability;
D O I:
10.1016/j.econlet.2005.01.019
中图分类号:
F [经济];
学科分类号:
02 ;
摘要:
In the presence of moral hazard, the optimal contract for a durable-goods monopolist is a lease with an option to buy. This contract is optimal regardless of the monopolist's ability to commit and creates inefficient scrappage. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.