Price Discrimination and Regulating Monopoly

INTRODUCTION

Today we will study two special kinds of monopoly, natural monopolies and price discriminating monopolies.

TODAY'S LECTURE (Hopkins 2.0)

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Learning Target

    • Analyze the ways in which incentives influence what is produced and distributed in a market system.

    • Evaluate the extent to which competition among sellers and among buyers exists in specific markets.

    • Describe the consequences of competition in specific markets.

Criteria for Success

  • I will be able to use ideas related to price discrimination and natural monopoly to analyze economic problems.

  • I will be able to demonstrate this understanding using a graph of the aforementioned model.

HOMEWORK

Assignments

  1. Complete: The MCQ's for the formative assessment on Pure Monopoly.

      1. Read: Krugman (Modules 62-63).

    1. Watch: The video lecture for today's topic (linked above).

    2. Optional: The videos linked below.

ASSESSMENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Formative Assessment (MCQ's): You will take a formal assessment during class. The assessment will consist of multiple-choice questions and one FRQ from an old AP Exam. Doing the problem of the day and ensuring that you understand it will help you prepare for today's formative assessment and help to ensure that you understand the concepts in this lesson.

  • Problem of the Day: Do problem #9 in the "Problems and Applications" section at the end of Chapter 15.