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Search, obfuscation, and price elasticities on the internet

by Glenn Ellison

Economic aspectsEconomic aspects of InternetElectronic commerceInternetPrices

"We examine the competition between a group of Internet retailers that operate in an environment where a price search engine plays a dominant role. We show that for some products in this environment, the easy price search makes demand tremendously price-sensitive. Retailers, though, engage in obfuscation

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Book data: Open Library