Optimal pricing with speculators and strategic consumers

Management Science

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-40

  Su, Xuanming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Dynamic pricing; Resale; Speculation; Strategic customer behavior

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY DECISIONS; CAPACITY INVESTMENT; CUSTOMER BEHAVIOR; DEMAND UNCERTAINTY; DYNAMIC PRICING; EQUILIBRIUM PRICE; EXPECTED PROFITS; FIXED PRICES; MODEL EXTENSIONS; RESALE;

COMPETITION; COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; ECONOMICS; PROFITABILITY;

SALES;

EID: 74849107949     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1090.1075     Document Type: Article

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