Quantity discounts have been broadly examined in decisions on the sale or purchase of goods. The analysis of coordinating the discount decisions for the retailer (buyer), the wholesaler (supplier), and the public transportation service provider (Less-Than-Truckload carrier), however, is still in...

This paper studies how prices comove across products, firms and locations to gauge the relative importance of retailer versus manufacturer-level shocks in determining prices. I make use of a large panel data set on prices for a cross-section of retailers in the U.S. I analyze prices at the...

The rise in national industry concentration in the US between 1977 and 2013 is driven by a new industrial revolution in three broad non-traded sectors: services, retail, and wholesale. Sectors where national concentration is rising have increased their share of employment, and the expansion is...

The rise in national industry concentration in the US between 1977 and 2013 is driven by a new industrial revolution in three broad non-traded sectors: services, retail, and wholesale. Sectors where national concentration is rising have increased their share of employment, and the expansion is...

This article details the substantial progress that China has made in fulfilling its commitments under her World Trade Organization accession agreements in opening up her retail, wholesale, distribution and trading sectors to foreign investment during the period 2001 to 2009

Legal Regime Governing Retail, Wholesale, Distribution and Trading Sectors 1992-2000. The article traces the gradual opening of the retail sectors to foreign investment in China, from when “one or two” retail joint ventures were first permitted in 1992, through periodic loosening, tightening...