Uniqueness Seeking and Demand Estimation in the German Automobile Industry

This paper empirically analyzes the determinants of demand in the German automobile industry. Our primary goal is to refine the existing literature on that topic by exploring the impact of uniqueness seeking behaviour of individuals on the demand schedule. Using a dataset on the segment of compact cars in the German market, we show that consumers have an intrinsic need for uniqueness seeking, and the degree a product satisfies this need is to be considered as an additional product characteristic

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Year of publication:	2009
Authors:	Soellner, Rene
Other Persons:	Guerzoni, Marco (contributor)
Publisher:	[2009]: [S.l.] : SSRN
Subject:	Deutschland \| Germany \| Schätzung \| Estimation \| Nachfrage \| Demand \| Konsumentenverhalten \| Consumer behaviour \| Kfz-Markt \| Automotive market \| Kraftfahrzeug \| Motor vehicle \| Produktdifferenzierung \| Product differentiation \| Kfz-Industrie \| Automotive industry

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Extent:	1 Online-Ressource (27 p)
Series:	Jena Economic Research Papers in Economics ; No. 2009-050
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments August 20, 2009 erstellt
Other identifiers:	10.2139/ssrn.1458288 [DOI]
Classification:	D12 - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis ; L11 - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure Size; Size Distribution of Firms ; L15 - Information and Product Quality; Standardization and Compatibility ; L62 - Automobiles; Other Transportation Equipment
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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