A dynamic model of price discrimination and inventory management at the Fulton Fish Market

B-Tier
Journal: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Year: 2011
Volume: 80
Issue: 1
Pages: 6-19

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 estimate a dynamic profit-maximization model of a fish wholesaler who can observe consumer characteristics, set individual prices, and thus engage in third-degree price discrimination. Simulated prices and quantities from the model exhibit the key features observed in a set of high quality transaction-level data on fish sales collected at the Fulton Fish Market. The model's predictions are then compared to the case in which the wholesaler must post a single price to all retailers. We find the added revenue the wholesaler receives from price discriminating to be small.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:jeborg:v:80:y:2011:i:1:p:6-19
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25