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The Value of Public Information in Monopoly

Marco Ottaviani, Northwestern University
Andrea Prat, LSE

Abstract

When does a price-discriminating monopolist want to reveal public information to its buyers? The linkage principle meets mechanism design by an informed principal.

Suggested Citation

Marco Ottaviani and Andrea Prat. "The Value of Public Information in Monopoly" Econometrica 69.6 (2001): 1673-1683.