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Prices and Price Dispersion on the Web: Evidence from the Online Book Industry

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This paper uses data collected for a certain period covering books sold online in order to ascertain the effect of advertising and competitive structure, price and price dispersion. The conclusion was that advertising and competitive structure lowered prices and price dispersion.

Author: Clay, Karen, Krishnan, Ramayya, Wolff, Eric
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Journal of Industrial Economics
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0022-1821
Year: 2001
Statistics, Advertising, Books

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Internet Car Retailing

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This paper deals with the effect of Internet car referral services or retailing on dealer pricing of cars in California. From data data sources Autobytel.com and J. D. Power and Associates, it concludes that dealers offer lower prices to customers online.

Author: Morton, Fiona Scott, Zettelmeyer, Florian, Silva-Risso, Jorge
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Ltd.
Publication Name: Journal of Industrial Economics
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0022-1821
Year: 2001
Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicle Dealers, Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing, Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers, Video Retailing Service, All Other Information Services, Market Research Services, Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling, Commercial nonphysical research, New and used car dealers, Services, Retail industry, Retail trade, California, Automotive dealers, Information services, Home shopping, Marketing research firms, Automobile dealers, Autobytel Inc., J.D. Power and Associates

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$1,000 cash back: the pass-through of auto manufacturer promotions

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A study on the need and impact of sales promotions, including cash incentives of automobile manufacturers, is discussed. Retail price fluctuation is considered in the study.

Author: Zettelmeyer, Florian, Silva-Risso, Jorge, Busse, Meghan
Publisher: American Economic Association
Publication Name: American Economic Review
Subject: Economics
ISSN: 0002-8282
Year: 2006
Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Marketing procedures, Sales Promotion, Economic aspects, Forecasts and trends, Marketing, Market trend/market analysis, Company marketing practices, Sales promotions, Automobile Industry, Customer relations

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Subjects list: Statistical Data Included, United States, Purchasing, Online services, Internet services, Influence, Pricing, Electronic commerce, E-commerce, Automobile industry
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