31. One last category of pricing abuse is price discrimination . 32. The three basic forms of price discrimination are first, second and third degree price discrimination. 33. On the other hand, over 20 states have price discrimination statutes similar to Robinson Patman. 34. Price discrimination transfers some of this surplus from the consumer to the producer / marketer.35. But more sophisticated forms of price discrimination are controversial. 36. Third degree price discrimination is the most prevalent type. 37. The three basic forms of price discrimination are first, second and third degree price discrimination . 38. The solution is price discrimination : charging what the market will bear in different markets. 39. Even if output remains constant, price discrimination can reduce efficiency by misallocating output among consumers. 40. That is price discrimination that would be illegal if it happened within the United States.
