• Title of article

    Transparency and prices with imperfect substitutes

  • Author/Authors

    Jan Boone، نويسنده , , Jan Pottersz، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
  • Pages
    7
  • From page
    398
  • To page
    404
  • Abstract
    We show that an increase in consumer transparency may increase prices if goods are imperfect substitutes. If the consumers have more information about the goods that are available and about corresponding prices they will increase their demand. The effect of this on prices may override the competition enhancing effect of transparency.
  • Keywords
    Competition effect , transparency , Demand effect
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Serial Year
    2006
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Record number

    436098