Market structure, scrappage, and moral hazard

被引:2
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作者
Esteban, S [1 ]
Llobet, G [1 ]
机构
[1] Penn State Univ, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
关键词
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.
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页码:203 / 208
页数:6
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