This paper examines the use of linear-pricing contracts as well as price-commitment policies in dynamic contracting of multiple-period, finite-time horizons. Two specific forms of price commitment are considered: one on the part of the retailer through retail-fixed-markup contracts and one on...

We incorporate product demonstrations into a game theoretic model of firm price competition. Demonstrations may include product samples, trials, return policies, reviews, or any other means by which a firm allows consumers to learn about their value for a new product. In our model,...