Purpose: This research aims to determine an optimal plan for product development process. The developed product is a sustainable product with an agile concept. Mathematical models are involved to determine the optimal value of the number of product ideas and it is profits. The mathematical model...

Purpose This paper aims to review the existing literature about consumers’ evaluation of products in virtual reality (VR), provide an accurate overview of this field, systematise the knowledge developed so far, identify the research gaps and propose a future research agenda....

We use the microdata underlying the Ethiopian CPI to examine the spatial dispersion in local prices and availability of 401 items across 106 cities. Remote cities face higher prices and have access to fewer products. Large cities also face higher individual prices but enjoy access to a wider set...

We study changes in markups across 72 product markets from 2006 to 2018. A growing literature has documented a rise in markups over time using a production function approach; we instead employ the standard microeconomic method, which is to estimate demand and then invert firms’ first-order...

Die Politik diskutiert aktuell einen Digitalen Produktpass (DPP) als zentrales Instrument zum Aufbau einer Circular Economy, die über eine möglichst lange Nutzung von Ressourcen ein wichtiger Enabler der Klimaneutralität ist. Obwohl es bislang noch kein einheitliches, branchen- und...

This paper uses barcode-level price data for 16 advanced and emerging market countries over the period 2005-2022 to investigate the role of individual firms and product categories in aggregate inflation. We decompose inflation into the component due to macroeconomic shocks and the granular...

Interest in market power has recently surged among economists in many fields, well beyond its traditional home in industrial organization. This has focused empirical attention on markups, the ratios of price to marginal cost in product markets, and markdowns, the ratios of inputs' marginal...

We explore how firms respond to downstream product shocks. We find that affected firms increase R&D and make additional safety-related investments in their existing assets-in-place. These investments vary with firm capabilities and across shock severity. Competitors appear to vicariously learn...

This research intends to study the interface of key concepts of Marketing and Quality in relation to Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Customers. Marketing variables i.e. product, price, place and promotion are exogenous variables, quality perception is the endogenous variable whereas Word of...

When experience goods compete, consuming one product can be informative about value for similar untried products. We study a two-period model of duopoly competition in markets that have this feature and where firms can price discriminate between consumers based on purchasing history. Price...

We apply the product impact measurement framework of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative (IWAI) in two competitor companies within the telecommunications industry. We design a monetization methodology that allows us to calculate monetary impact estimates of network efficiency, rural service...

This paper aims to (1) compare consumers' preferences between individual products and bundles as well as (2) investigate some of the factors involved in bundle characteristics that may affect consumer's preferences. Those factors are complementarity, price level, and discount level. An online...

We apply the product impact measurement framework of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative (IWAI) in two competitor companies within the interactive media and services industry. We design a monetization methodology that allows us to calculate monetary impact estimates for key welfare effects...

We apply the product impact measurement framework of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative (IWAI) in two competitor companies within the oil and gas industry. We design a monetization methodology that allows us to calculate monetary product impact estimates of natural gas provision to emerging...

We apply the product impact measurement framework of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative (IWAI) in two competitor companies within the pharmaceuticals industry. We design a monetization methodology that allows us to calculate monetary impact estimates of accessible product provision and...

This research intends to study the interface of key concepts of Marketing and Quality in relation to Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) Customers. Marketing variables i.e. product, price, place and promotion are exogenous variables, quality perception is the endogenous variable whereas Word of...

Purpose - The present study is aimed at examining the antecedents of online shopping user behavior and customer satisfaction. More specifically, (1) the effect of social influence, variety seeking behavior, advertising and convenience on user behavior, and (2) the effect of user behavior on...