Busse, Meghan R.; Lacetera, Nicola; Pope, Devin G.; … - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2013
We investigate whether the first digit of an odometer reading is more salient to consumers than subsequent digits. We find that retail transaction prices and volumes of used vehicles drop discontinuously at 10,000-mile odometer thresholds, echoing effects found in the wholesale market by...