This paper analyzes the pricing dynamics of product warranties by developing a three-player hierarchical game model involving a manufacturer, an independent service agent, and a consumer. The model provides a scenario where the manufacturer and the agent form a coalition to coordinate pricing...

Este estudio explora los factores más influyentes en la satisfacción del consumidor en el próspero negocio de la cocina en la nube en Bangladesh, teniendo en cuenta las percepciones cambiantes y los avances tecnológicos. Hemos analizado cómo afectan a la satisfacción en el mercado...

The aim of the research is to assess the degree of the pricing-to-market (PTM) strategy used in selected European countries, focusing on selected groups of consumer goods. The study uses a literature review in the field of macroeconomics and international finance, as well as statistical and...

This study investigates the strategic decisions of online platform retailers (OPRs) within government-regulated digital marketplaces, focusing on India's Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). The ONDC initiative, aimed at democratizing e-commerce, presents both challenges and opportunities...

The significance of ancillary services within the airline industry is progressively gaining prominence. As such, research on airlines’ ancillary services has continuously grown. The primary objective of this research article is to provide a review of ancillary services on passengers’...

Platforms that provide product recommendations to consumers, such as marketplaces like Amazon or online travel agencies like Expedia, govern a substantial part of transactions in many markets. In addition to selling via platforms, most firms, however, also operate a direct channel. This paper...

Transaction-level quantity discounts are a pervasive feature of US trade, shaping both price variation and tariff incidence. Using administrative microdata, we show that these discounts reflect transaction-level scale economies rather than market power. Accounting for these micro-level economies...

We study how deposit rate shocks transmit across banking markets through digital social ties. Depositors' inattention implies that households react to outside rate changes only when social networks make these changes salient, inducing connected banks to raise their own rates. Using merger-driven...

We study how supply chain disruptions shape consumer prices. We develop a simple model showing how disruptions that cause delivery delays affect pricing through product availability, beyond standard cost pass-through, and extend it to a setting with strategic interactions across firms....

Firms tend to justify price increases as necessary to cover rising costs. However, standard models imply that firms not only adjust prices to cost increases, but also to changes in spending. We present a model where, instead, there is differential adjustment depending on the type of shock. The...

There is limited theoretical understanding of cost pass-through in markets where prices are dispersed. This paper analyzes cost pass-through within a framework that encompasses many models in the price dispersion literature where consumers vary in the number of firms they consider. We...

In 1991 and 2008, Israel abolished the equivalents of 1¢ and 5¢ coins, respectively, effectively eliminating low-denomination coins and introducing rounding in cash transactions. When totals were rounded up, shoppers incurred a small rounding tax. Using detailed data on price endings and...

We study how firms' expectations respond to prospective tariff shocks using a randomized survey experiment among Swiss manufacturing firms. When confronted with potential U.S. tariffs, respondents expect sizable declines in turnover and investment, yet anticipate increases in ex-tariff export...

We study how firms' expectations respond to prospective tariff shocks using a randomized survey experiment among Swiss manufacturing firms. When confronted with potential U.S. tariffs, respondents expect sizable declines in turnover and investment, yet anticipate increases in ex-tariff export...

Products produced by multiproduct firms can be linked through demand linkages (cannibalization), supply linkages (joint production), or both. We analyze how these within-firm linkages shape the propagation of shocks - such as tariffs - across products and markets and affect firm performance...

With the liberalization of the electricity markets in 1998, Germany opted for a single, nationwide wholesale price. Regional differences in supply and demand are not taken into account. In the event of grid congestion, electricity generators are paid to adjust their output. This leads to rising...

We study the price rigidity of regular and sale prices, and how it is affected by pricing formats (i.e., pricing strategies). We use data from three large Canadian stores with different pricing formats (Every-Day-Low-Price, Hi-Lo, and Hybrid) that are located within a 1 km radius of each other....

In recent years, the banking services market has been developing dynamically, experiencing a sharp increase in competition. Banks that provide maximum profitability for each client gain the most significant competitive advantage. The sales model in corporate banking is associated with personal...

This study explores the most influential factors of consumer satisfaction in the thriving cloud kitchen business in Bangladesh, considering changing perceptions and advancements in technology. We've looked at how these factors such as price, quality, delivery speed, customer service, and social...

Extended warranty services (EWS) offers avenues for new profit sources and growth opportunities. In a time-sensitive market, the response time has an important impact on the pricing of EWS and satisfying consumer utility. Applying Stakelberg Game theory, a two-echelon product-service supply...

This study investigates the strategic decisions of online platform retailers (OPRs) within government-regulated digital marketplaces, focusing on India's Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC). The ONDC initiative, aimed at democratizing e-commerce, presents both challenges and opportunities...

Using barcode-level data from the NielsenIQ Homescan Consumer Panel, we study how income inequality affects the prices of identical goods across US counties. We find that higher inequality reduces prices for products with low market shares but increases prices for products with high market...

Dynamic pricing strategy is a well-known method for utility pricing used in many parts of the world and is rapidly growing in trend due to its ability to adjust utility pricing to the utmost real-time calculations. One such method is what we call Time-of-Use (TOU), a strategy that adjusted...