Dual-role based pricing in a dynamic and competitive environment

Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-44

  Fruchter, G E ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Differential games; Marketing; Nash equilibrium; Perceived quality; Price; Price signaling quality

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; COMMERCE; COMPETITION; COMPUTATION THEORY; COSTS; ELASTICITY; GAME THEORY;

'CURRENT; DIFFERENTIAL GAMES; DUAL ROLE; DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS; ELASTICITY OF DEMAND; NASH EQUILIBRIA; PERCEIVED QUALITY; PRICE; PRICE SIGNALING QUALITY; ROLE-BASED;

MARKETING;

EID: 44649144560     PISSN: 00223239     EISSN: 15732878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10957-008-9368-4     Document Type: Article

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