This paper studies the relationship between horizontal product differentiation and the welfare effects of third-degree price discrimination in oligopoly. By deriving linear demand from a representative consumer's utility and focusing on the symmetric equilibrium of a pricing game, we...

Revisions incorporated into the Horizontal Merger Guidelines in 2010 claim that the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission consider anticompetitive effects to product “variety” when evaluating mergers. The Guidelines do not, however, explain the methodology or tools that can...

This paper studies the relationship between horizontal product differentiation and the welfare effects of third-degree price discrimination in oligopoly. By deriving linear demand from a representative consumer´s utility and focusing on the symmetric equilibrium of a pricing game, we...

This paper studies the relationship between horizontal product differentiation and the welfare effects of third-degree price discrimination in oligopoly. By deriving linear demand from a representative consumer's utility and focusing on the symmetric equilibrium of a pricing game, we...

Gujarat generally is considered a dry state, drinking practices differ considerably between people living in the Southern area or costal area of Gujarat (as very near to Div-Daman union territory) and even among members of different ages, income group and even based on occupation although...

This study determined the mediating effect of proactive personality (PP) on the relationship between peer influence (PI) and impulsive buying behavior (IBB) of Generation Z consumers in Region XI. This study employed an explanatory sequential mixed methods design using mediation analysis and...

This research aimed to find the influence factor that affecting purchasing intention toward The Fabric Curtain in Bangkok. The Fabric Curtain is the long lifetime product and niche market. Moreover, The Fabric Curtain company does not focus only on product quality but also on service quality....

Today, fast food industry is growing rapidly in India. It is getting adapted and also being upgraded according to Indian food requirements. Online food ordering apps and sites are developed in order to meet consumer's expectations. With the changing food preferences and habits of the people, it...

In consumer-to-consumer online platforms that enable selling (e.g., eBay, Taobao) or sharing (e.g., Airbnb, Uber) of goods and services, information asymmetry between providers (e.g., sellers, hosts, drivers) and consumers (e.g., buyers, guests, passengers) pose challenges. Such platforms...