Supermarkets versus local shopping: Welfare implications of retail provision mode

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2014
Volume: 124
Issue: 3
Pages: 396-398

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

Presenting a novel model of local shopping, the benefit of monopoly provision due to market size effects is explored. Prices are lower, variety and aggregate consumer surplus higher, than local shopping but many shoppers’ utility falls. Policymakers should take care.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:124:y:2014:i:3:p:396-398
Journal Field
General
Author Count
1
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2026-01-29