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The Welfare Gain from a New Good: An Introduction

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This note provides an elementary introduction to the measurement of welfare gains from the introduction of a new good, based on the concept of the ‘virtual price’ and standard expressions for welfare changes arising from price changes.

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  • Creedy, John, 2015. "The Welfare Gain from a New Good: An Introduction," Working Paper Series 18869, Victoria University of Wellington, Chair in Public Finance.
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