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This paper deals with the issue of transparency in the pricing process for motor fuels, vis-à-vis the collusion charges between oil companies (for which no evidence is found) and the «myth» of «one» national price for motor fuels. Such an approach ignores both the competition between oil...
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small retail units with low turnover, retail chains were considerably developed. The domestic market began to be penetrated … by the first European retail chains in the mid-nineties of the last century. That was the spark of the change, to which … many of the players in the retail sector were not able to adapt. During this period one can notice, on the one hand, a …
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In this article internet services for comparison of prices were characterized. Polish main services were shortly described. The additional features in internet services for comparison of prices were shown. The advantages for internet shop of integration with such services were described and...
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survival of small retailers, prices, and competition in retailing. The following stylized facts emerge: (1) the retail sector …
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This is a discussion of "Change at the Checkout: Tracing the Impact of a Process Innovation" by Emek Basker, at the December 24, 2013 Israeli I.O. Day at Tel-Aviv University.
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over 2 months. Therefore, retail prices in Uruguay are less sticky than in the US but stickier than in the UK. ii) We do …
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-level security, which is predicated on additional investment, on the other. The retail trade is playing a decisive part in the broad …-based roll-out of RFID projects. Beyond deployment in the retail market, though, RFID will soon be considered an indispensable …
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This paper analyzes seller choices and outcomes in approximately 700 Internet auctions of a relatively homogeneous good. The ‘Buy it Now’ option allows the seller to convert the auction into a posted price market. We use a structural model to control for the conduct of the auction as well as...
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Discussion of "Lumpy Price Adjustments: A Microeconometric Analysis" by Emmanuel Dhyne, Catherine Fuss, Hashem Pesaran, and Patrick Sevestre (2007); Presented at the Spring 2007 Conference of the Deutsche Bundesbank and the Banque De France on "Micro-Data and Macroeconomic Implications," April...
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This study examines spatial variation in the price and accessibility of fast food across a major urban area. We use novel data on the price of a representative fast food meal and the location of fast food restaurants belonging to one of three major chains in the District of Columbia and its...
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