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Horizontal product differentiation with limited attentive consumers
Schlatterer, Markus; Saur, Marc; Schmitt, Stefanie - 2019
We analyze the effects of consumers' limited attention on welfare in a model of horizontal product differentiation. We … present a novel approach of modeling limited attention: an attention radius. Each consumer only notices goods that are within … her attention radius, i.e., goods that are sufficiently similar to her preferred version of the good. Limited attention …
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One-off Export Events
Geishecker, Ingo; Schröder, Philipp; Sørensen, Allan - 2017
An astonishing 33 % of all export spells in Danish data turn out to be isolated single-month one-off export transactions. On average, for an export-active firm, one-off events generate 17 % of foreign sales. These patterns do not sit well with available trade models. To reconcile theory with the...
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Macroeconomic Surprises and the Demand for Information about Monetary Policy
Tillmann, Peter - 2020
after a surprise, but actively acquire new information. We also show that attention to the Fed matters: a high number of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012287833
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The Role of Impulsivity in Post-Purchase Consumer Regret
Sokić, Katarina; Horvat, Đuro; Gutić Martinčić, Sanja - 2019
Post-purchase consumer regret includes outcome regret and process regret. The aim of present study was to examine relationships between consumer regret, as indexed by the Post-Purchase Consumer Regret Scale (PPCR scale), attentional, motor and non-planning impulsivity, as measured by the Barratt...
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Improving consumer mobility in the mobile voice services market: a comprehensive set of remedies
Amante, Ana; Vareda, João - 2010
Switching costs increase the rigidity of consumers demand and lessen competition between firms, effects that are particularly relevant in the mobile voice services market. This paper characterizes the most important mobility restrictive factors for consumers in this market, presenting specific...
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Residential mobile phone users complaints' in Spain
Pérez-Amaral, Teodosio; Gijón, Covadonga; … - 2013
Consumer satisfaction is a key determinant of customer retention, profitability of operators, consumer welfare and a strategic variable for competition and international comparisons. Spain's mobile customer satisfaction is the lowest in the European Union according to recent EU studies (SMREC,...
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Limited Attention and the Demand for Health Insurance
Fels, Markus - 2013
We analyze how customers with limited attention value and choose among health plans. We show how the model can …
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Pay cash, buy less trash? – Evidence from German payment diary data
Eschelbach, Martina - 2017
This research note empirically investigates whether cash can prevent consumers from making needless purchases in unexpected shopping situations. Cash can have a disciplinary effect on short-term consumption because it imposes a strong temporary budget constraint and also reinforces the pain of...
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Imperfect Information About Consumer Rights: Implications for Efficiency and Distribution
Baumann, Florian; Friehe, Tim; Wenzel, Tobias - 2022
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The Economics of Advice
Emons, Winand; Lenhard, Severin - 2023
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