. Advertising and revenue data for the online book market reveal that consumers respond to advertising rather than low prices. As … the market increases, advertising costs escalate and there is no new entry. Advertising to sales ratios and market …This paper evaluates alternative strategic models of competition and market structure in online retailing, and makes …

themselves. The prime reason for focusing on the issue is that avoided costs of the utilities directly track the delivered cost … natural gas prices are discussed. In the State of California, the agency responsible for the official forecast is the … establishes the forecast of natural gas prices in addition to other parameters which are used in the planning process. The …

success of that government program. When the prices of oil dropped in the 1980s, many geothermal operators left the industry … of an economic market, virtually no new exploration has been conducted in the U.S. in about 10 years. The consequence of …