Shrouded attributes and information suppression: Evidence from field experiments

We use field and natural experiments in online auctions to study the revenue effect of varying the level and disclosure of shipping charges. Our main findings are (1) disclosure affects revenues-for low shipping charges, a seller is better off disclosing; and (2) increasing shipping charges boosts revenues when these charges are hidden. These results are not explained by changes in the number of bidders.

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Year of publication:	2006
Authors:	Morgan, John ; Hossain, Tanjim
Institutions:	The Field Experiments Website

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Series:	Natural Field Experiments.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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