Screening consumers through alternative pricing mechanisms

摘要: This paper addresses the optimal design of optional nonlinear tariffs. Two particular solutions commonly used in telecommunications and other industries are fully characterized. These outlay schedules illustrate how tariff is altered when there exists a time lag between choice consumption. In this model, consumers' uncertainty resolved interim, usage decision, through changes their types. The studies whether monopolist may profit from screening consumers according to different information sets, it shows that expected profits higher under an ex-post if variance ex-ante type distribution large enough. also no results regarding social efficiency be obtained general. Welfare comparison tariffs will very sensitive distributions, types enter demand specifications, relative components.