On the Nonexistence of Pareto Superior Outlay Schedules
Volume: Volume 11, No. 1
Issue: Spring 1980
Pages: pp. 351-354
Authors: Janusz A. Ordover and John C. Panzar
Title: On the Nonexistence of Pareto Superior Outlay Schedules
Abstract: Willig demonstrated that in a model in which user demands are independent, a uniform price greater than marginal cost can be Pareto dominated by a nonlinear outlay schedule. However, when users are firms of different sizes which compete in final product markets, their demands must be interrelated. In such cases it may be impossible to achieve any such Pareto improvement.
JEL Classification
Welfare Theory Allocative Efficiency including Theory of Cost Benefit (0242)