In this paper we study the endogenous determination of monopoly price. Our proposed game of endogenous monopoly …-price setting extends the literature on monopoly-price, monopoly rent-seeking contests and monopoly rent-seeking rent …-avoidance contests by (i) determining the monopoly price such that it maximizes a composite utility function that depends on two …

This paper highlights the potential for joint OECD (or non-OPEC) carbon taxes to reduce OPEC's monopoly rent and … the supplier's price of oil, thus decreasing non-OPEC countrie's oil demand, and transferring OPEC monopoly rent to non … taxes reduce global emissions, but the effect is small. -- carbon taxes ; OECD ; monopoly rent …

We analyze the incidence and welfare effects of unit sales taxes in experimental monopoly and Bertrand markets. We find … consumers, independent of whether buyers are automated or human players. In monopoly markets, a monopolist bears a large share … presence of human buyers constrains the pricing behavior of a monopolist. -- tax incidence ; monopoly ; Bertrand competition …