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- Gabriel Garber & Márcio Issao Nakane (2016): Undue charges and price discrimination
In this paper, we draw attention to a type of price discrimination that seems to be widespread, but has gone unnoticed by the literature: one based on false mistakes and the heterogeneous cost of complaining. We focus on the example case of a bank manager that charges an undue fee from a client’s balance, and setup a model of price discrimination.
RePEc:spa:wpaper:2016wpecon27 Save to MyIDEAS - Weber Sylvain & Pasche Cyril (2008): Price Discrimination
This lecture, PowerPoint slide show, and Stata ado-file offer an introduction to price discrimination, with an emphasis on third-degree price discrimination. ... After explaining the functioning of a simple monopoly, and discussing first and second-degree price discrimination, the lecture deals with third-degree price discrimination.
RePEc:bpj:jioedu:v:2:y:2008:i:1:n:3 Save to MyIDEAS - Stacey, Brian (2015): Airline Price Discrimination
Price discrimination enjoys a long history in the airline industry. Borenstein (1989) discusses price discrimination through frequent flyer programs from 1985 as related to the Piedmont-US Air merger, price discrimination strategies have grown in size and scope since then. From Saturday stay over requirements to varying costs based on time of purchase, the airline industry is uniquely situated to enjoy the fruits of price discrimination.
RePEc:pra:mprapa:69168 Save to MyIDEAS - Tremblay, Mark J. (2019): Pareto price discrimination
As the collection of consumer data becomes more common, online merchants are better equipped to price discriminate now more than ever before. While standard first-degree price discrimination benefits merchants and harms consumers relative to uniform pricing, I derive an alternative first-degree pricing strategy that achieves efficiency and Pareto improves upon the uniform pricing equilibrium. Furthermore, I show that price ceilings can enforce these Pareto price discrimination strategies, making Pareto price discrimination a viable option for merchants and policy makers.
RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:183:y:2019:i:c:18 Save to MyIDEAS - Ruhai Wu & Xianjun Geng & Andrew B. Whinston (2006): Rationing-Based Price Discrimination
This paper provides a theory of rationing where rationing functions as an effective mechanism for second degree price discrimination by a monopoly seller. When a seller charges multiple prices on homogenous products to all consumers, supply at the lowest price is limited and rationed among consumers. The supply shortage differentiates products sold at the lowest price and those sold at a higher price. ... In the paper, we address two common rationing-based price discrimination strategies, multiple-price menu and premium advance selling.. We also show that rationing-based price discrimination can be combined with other classical price discrimination strategies to further increase the seller’s profit.
RePEc:fal:wpaper:06010 Save to MyIDEAS - Pascal Courty & Mario Pagliero (2009): Price Discrimination in the Concert Industry
Concert tickets can either be sold at a single price or at different prices to reflect the various levels of seating categories available. Here we consider how two product characteristics (the artist's age and venue capacity) influence the likelihood that pop music concert tickets will be sold at different prices. We argue that valuation heterogeneity, and thus the returns to using price discrimination, are higher for older artists and in larger venues. ... By singling out variations in the two characteristics that are exogenous to the decision to price discriminate, we show that these characteristics have a large and significant impact on the use of price discrimination.
RePEc:eui:euiwps:eco2009/05 Save to MyIDEAS - Courty, Pascal & Pagliero, Mario (2009): Price Discrimination in the Concert Industry
Concert tickets can either be sold at a single price or at different prices to reflect the various levels of seating categories available. ... s age and venue capacity) influence the likelihood that pop music concert tickets will be sold at different prices. We argue that valuation heterogeneity, and thus the returns to using price discrimination, are higher for older artists and in larger venues. ... By singling out variations in the two characteristics that are exogenous to the decision to price discriminate, we show that these characteristics have a large and significant impact on the use of price discrimination.
RePEc:cpr:ceprdp:7143 Save to MyIDEAS - Ihlanfeldt, Keith & Mayock, Tom (2009): Price discrimination in the housing market
There is little credible evidence on whether price discrimination exists in the housing market. ... Results from following the HRS approach indicate that price discrimination exists by whites and Hispanics against blacks and Asians. Price discrimination against blacks is restricted to non-majority black neighborhoods and is smaller in magnitude in neighborhoods containing younger and more educated homeowners.
RePEc:eee:juecon:v:66:y:2009:i:2:p:125-140 Save to MyIDEAS - Armstrong, Mark (2006): Price discrimination
This paper surveys recent economic research on price discrimination, both in monopoly and oligopoly markets. Topics include static and dynamic forms of price discrimination, and both final and input markets are considered. Potential antitrust aspects of price discrimination are highlighted throughout the paper. The paper argues that the informational requirements to make accurate policy are very great, and with most forms of price discrimination a laissez-faire policy may be the best available in practical terms. However, careful case-by-case analysis of situations involving selective price cuts and margin squeeze seems worthwhile.
RePEc:pra:mprapa:4693 Save to MyIDEAS - Kutlu, Levent (2012): Price discrimination in Cournot competition
We examine the average equilibrium price when quantity setting oligopolies price discriminate. It is known that for the price discrimination extension of Cournot competition the average price is independent of the extent of price discrimination whenever the demand is linear.
RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:117:y:2012:i:3:p:540-543 Save to MyIDEAS