Economist Reuben Kessel Wrote an Influential Article in 1958 Analyzing

Multiple Choice

Economist Reuben Kessel wrote an influential article in 1958 analyzing price discrimination by medical care providers. Kessel interviewed several doctors and dentists in Los Angeles, and found that these providers often provided fee-for-service treatment to traveling business professionals but charged each patient a different amount. These health care providers told Kessel they had their receptionists see the make of car the individual was driving when determining the fee (along with other information the provider gleaned about the client) . Assume this information revealed each client?s willingness to pay. This is an example of ________.

A) first-degree price discrimination
B) second-degree price discrimination
C) third-degree price discrimination
D) simple monopoly pricing