Dertwinkel-Kalt, Markus; Köster, Mats; Peiseler, Florian - 2019
In many markets supply contracts include a series of small, regular payments made by consumers and a single, large … bonus that consumers receive at some point during the contractual period. But, if for instance its production costs exceed … its value to consumers, such a bonus creates inefficiencies. We offer a novel explanation for the frequent occurrence of …