We explore the impact of durable goods piracy in a simple two-period durability choice setting where an originator faces a future for-profit pirate that clones or duplicates copies of the durable good. We find that a social planner, as well as a monopoly originator, may well engage in a sort of...

A simple linear demand two-period durable goods is analyzed where the durable good is provided by a "socially responsible" or "socially concerned" firm (SCF). These firms typically have objectives other than pure profit maximization, such as consumer welfare. A flexible objective function is...

A two-period durable-goods monopoly model is analyzed where the durable good is provided by a state owned enterprise (SOE). First, we suppose that the SOE is under pressure to provide employment, and therefore has an employment goal, as well as the traditional profit and consumer surplus...