Buyer uncertainty and two-part pricing: Theory and applications

Management Science

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 334-342

  Png, I P L ^a   Wang, Hao ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Demand uncertainty; Insurance; Pricing; Risk aversion

Indexed keywords

DEMAND UNCERTAINTY; GOVERNMENT SERVICES; MARGINAL COSTS; MARKET POWER; RISK AVERSE; RISK AVERSION; SUFFICIENT CONDITIONS; TOTAL BENEFITS; TRADE OFF; UTILITY COMPUTING; WEIGHT LOSS;

PROFITABILITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; SALES;

COSTS;

EID: 77249123397     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1090.1112     Document Type: Article

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