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Profitability of Behavior Based Price Discrimination
Author: Sumit Shrivastav Title: Profitability of Behavior Based Price Discrimination Abstract: In this paper, we analyze the profitability of price discrimination based on recognition of consumers’ brand preferences, in a duopoly model with switching costs. We show that, in contrast to existing studies, price discrimination results into higher profits than […]
Pricing Reforms in Natural Gas Sector of India: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis
Author: Nitin Harak and A. Ganesh-Kumar Title: Pricing Reforms in Natural Gas Sector of India: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis Abstract: Natural gas as a source of clean fuel is important in many economies. With the increase of trade in gas led by LNG trade, market integration as occurred in […]
Why RBI’s hoarding of forex reserves over currency concerns will be counter-productive by Ila Patnaik and Rajeswari Sengupta
Price Discrimination with Imperfect Consumer Recognition
Author: Sumit Shrivastav Title: Price Discrimination with Imperfect Consumer Recognition Abstract: In this paper, we analyze the competitive and welfare effects of imperfect consumer recognition, in a duopoly model with switching costs. We demonstrate that the impact of consumer recognition on firms’ pricing strategies, industry profits, and welfare crucially depends […]
