The Campus Parking Game: A Demonstration of Price Discrimination and Efficiency

C-Tier
Journal: Southern Economic Journal
Year: 2005
Volume: 71
Issue: 3
Pages: 668-682

Authors (6)

Jeffrey Michael (not in RePEc) Arthur Zillante (University of North Carolina-C...) Sarah Stafford (not in RePEc) Greg Buchholz (not in RePEc) Katherine Guthrie (not in RePEc) Julia Heath (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.168 = (α=2.01 / 6 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

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

Abstract

This article presents a classroom game that allows students to directly experience the welfare improvements that can result from price discrimination. The demonstration uses a very familiar decision‐making scenario, campus parking, to introduce the concept of price discrimination as well as reinforce the concepts of opportunity cost, consumer surplus, and search costs. This game can be used in a variety of classes, including principles, intermediate theory, industrial organization, or environmental economics, and can be conducted in a 50‐minute class period with follow‐up discussion in the next class.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:wly:soecon:v:71:y:2005:i:3:p:668-682
Journal Field
General
Author Count
6
Added to Database
2026-01-29