Pricing and power: Puzzles from the retail food market

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dc.contributor.advisorDudey, Marcen_US
dc.creatorMurillo, Jose Antonioen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-06-04T08:40:14Zen_US
dc.date.available2009-06-04T08:40:14Zen_US
dc.date.issued1998en_US
dc.description.abstractThis work documents and analyzes three pricing practices that are common to the retail food industry: quantity surcharges, downward price rigidity and nine-ending pricing. Quantity surcharges happen when food retailers assign higher unit prices to larger packages. Downward price rigidity means that the retailers' response to wholesale decrements is less than proportional than to wholesale increments. Nine-ending pricing refers to the practice of setting the rightmost digit of a price at nine. The findings on the quantity surcharge practice reveal its usage is significant and persistent. The analysis indicates that food retailers may use this strategy to price discriminate among different types of consumers.en_US
dc.format.extent97 p.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
dc.identifier.callnoTHESIS ECON. 1998 MURILLOen_US
dc.identifier.citationMurillo, Jose Antonio. "Pricing and power: Puzzles from the retail food market." (1998) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/19293">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/19293</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/19293en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectEconomicsen_US
dc.titlePricing and power: Puzzles from the retail food marketen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentEconomicsen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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