Understanding International Prices: Customers as Capital

S-Tier
Journal: American Economic Review
Year: 2012
Volume: 102
Issue: 1
Pages: 364-95

Authors (2)

Lukasz A. Drozd (not in RePEc) Jaromir B. Nosal (Boston College)

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

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

Abstract

The article develops a new theory of pricing to market driven by dynamic frictions of building market shares. Our key innovation is a capital theoretic model of marketing in which relations with customers are valuable. We discipline the introduced friction using data on differences between short-run and long-run price elasticity of international trade flows. We show that the model accounts for several pricing "puzzles" of international macroeconomics. (JEL E13, F14, F31, F41, F44, M31)

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aecrev:v:102:y:2012:i:1:p:364-95
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-26