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characteristics, demographic characteristics of consumers, and market structure on search costs and price dispersion. The findings … show that price dispersion is affected by search costs. The variables that increased relative price dispersion the most … were low budget share and low price of the product. Demographic characteristics affected price dispersion as well: a high …
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Summary Based on an extended game-theoretic innovation-race model, we derive some Schumpeterian hypotheses of the impact of technological rivalry, market power, technological opportunities and demand expectations on the timing of product and process innovations. Using innovation data at the firm...
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processes of search, the discovery of new submarkets as well as the interactions between patent protection, imitation and price …
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This paper investigates the evolution of market structure in the Turkish insurance industry over the period 1996-2004, using the Panzar and Rosse (1987) methodology. The sample period has been divided into three sub-periods (1996-1998, 1999-2001, and 2002-2004). The results suggest that in the...
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Abstract We use data from the two leading US platforms, Prosper and Lending Club, to explore the drivers of the growing consumer demand for peer-to-peer (P2P) credit. Despite the online nature of new entrants, we rely on the spatial autoregressive model because spatial effects play an important...
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This paper explores the link between quality, cost and concentration. Using concentration and cost data and product quality indicators for 2,244 products in over eighty industries in 1997 and 2002 in the US, a two-stage, ordered probit, random effects estimation explores the impact of...
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Consumers cannot fully evaluate the product quality before purchase. To reduce consumer risk, some manufacturers offer consumer warranty. Up to now, there are many studies investigating this role, but they seldom consider from the perspective of consumer utility. Consumers view remanufactured...
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Consumers cannot fully evaluate the product quality before purchase. To reduce consumer risk, some manufacturers offer consumer warranty. Up to now, there are many studies investigating this role, but they seldom consider from the perspective of consumer utility. Consumers view remanufactured...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012045795
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of most important factors of online shopping such as brand, price, and … confirm the conceptual model proposed in the research. The results indicate that Indian consumers are still price sensitive … comparatively to the impact of brand, price and service quality on Indian customer e-satisfaction and e-loyalty. The study shows …
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Generally, educators dislike marketing their programs and have traditionally operated on a “build it and they will come” principle. This method is potentially jeopardizing the sustainability of adult education graduate programs throughout the United States, resulting in some graduate...
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