STORABLE GOOD MARKET WITH INTERTEMPORAL COST VARIATIONS

B-Tier
Journal: International Economic Review
Year: 2023
Volume: 64
Issue: 1
Pages: 361-385

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

We investigate a firm's dynamic pricing policy in a storable good market where the cost of production varies over time. In anticipation of a cost increase, the firm selects its prices to affect consumer storage. Price dynamics hinge upon the curvature of demand and the magnitude of the consumer storage cost. When demand is not too convex, the consumers' reluctance to store leads the firm to reduce prices to stimulate consumer storage. This shapes the firm's cost pass‐through and the price commitment effects. Our analysis provides a novel explanation for the well‐documented puzzling patterns of incomplete and negative cost pass‐through.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:wly:iecrev:v:64:y:2023:i:1:p:361-385
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24