While Daraprim is short of actual rivals in the US, it does not enjoy the kind of official short-term monopoly that a patent provides, which would block even the potential of price competition in the short term.
Recent research has been somewhat pessimistic concerning the potentials of price-based coordination for demand side management due to the occurrence of load synchronization effects.
To explore the potentials of price-based load coordination, it is instrumental to consider a load type with very high flexibility.
The revenue-raising potential of road-pricing in Manhattan (where drivers are already accustomed to paying tolls for bridges and tunnels) makes it all but inevitable, in her view.
"It shows the real potential of minimum pricing to reduce the consumption of those who are at the greatest risk of harm from their drinking," she added.
However, when moving to a larger number of groups some randomization is necessary to tap into the desynchronization potential of group pricing.
Answers to these questions will shed light on the potential effectiveness of pricing policies designed to curb America's appetite for "junk food". Brian Wansink, Professor of Applied Economics and Management, leads the project.
While this is an illogical policy (it will cost the steel company more than anyone else), it effectively removes any potential benefits of price competition and stabilizes prices at a satisfyingly high level.
That halving (and potential quartering) of price compared with a Tesla Roadster is achievable because the i-MiEV's battery has only 88 Li-ion cells, rather than the Tesla's 1,800.
First, we assess the potential effects of price changes.
In addition to the potential sharing of pricing information and contract terms between the committee members, the group could try to construct a pricing mechanism independent of the price of oil.
