making both in offline and in online world. In this paper we examine what influences decision making in online purchasing of …

This paper investigates the link between product quality and price setting for central processing units (CPUs). Using … thousands of price quotes from a popular price-comparison website, we find that market fundamentals, such as the number of … sellers, median price, share of convenient prices and level of seller stability, are important factors for explaining price …

different prices, the dotcoms do charge similar prices. Moreover, both retailer types demonstrate different magnitudes of price … dispersion that move at different rates over time. Although the price dispersion of OBMCRS is higher than that of the dotcoms at …

We study and contrast pricing and price evolution of online only (Dotcom) and online branch of multi-channel retailers … their shipping costs that eventually drive the overall average price of Dotcoms higher than that of OBMCRs. Price … dispersions of both types of retailers are persistent. The price dispersion of OBMCRs is higher than that of Dotcoms at the …

. The ‘Buy it Now’ option allows the seller to convert the auction into a posted price market. We use a structural model to … were more prevalent for used items. In explaining auction outcomes, we find that auctions with a ‘Buy it Now’ price had … price, was an effective strategy for sellers in the sample. …

, allowing comparisons of prices and price dispersions between the two types of online retailers as well as examinations of … dynamics of prices and price dispersions. Our results indicate that both online branch of multichannel retailers (OBMCRS) and … of price dispersion that move at different rates over time. Although the price dispersion of OBMCRS is higher than that …

This paper presents the results of an empirical study of price dispersion in homogeneous goods markets. Modern economic … theory suggests that inevitable asymmetries of information in markets lead to an equilibrium in which price dispersion is …-sectional and time-series data gathered directly from Pricegrabber.com, one of the most popular and comprehensive online shopping/price …