Eliciting demand information through cheap talk: An argument in favor of a ban on price discrimination

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2008
Volume: 99
Issue: 3
Pages: 421-424

Authors (2)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

A uniform pricing rule may enable the communication of demand information from buyer to seller in situations where this would not have been possible if the seller could price discriminate. Importantly, such a rule can benefit both buyer and seller.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:99:y:2008:i:3:p:421-424
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
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2026-01-25