This paper uses a simple diagram to compare two pricing strategies: price-quantity packages, and a two-part tariff from the monopoly and from the welfare points of view. It is shown that in the two-type consumer case when the monopoly is concerned, the price-quantity packages strategy dominates...

The results in this paper address the question of how to evaluate and implement optimal price-lead time menus for congested service providers when market knowledge is limited. We formulate the economic assignment problem for the allocation of lead-times to customers with two-dimensional types,...