Use of pricing schemes for differentiating information goods

Information Systems Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 78-92

  Choudhary, Vidyanand ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Differentiation; Duopoly; Information goods; Price competition; Pricing; Pricing schemes

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); ECONOMICS; PROFITABILITY;

COMPETING FIRMS; DUOPOLY; INFORMATION GOODS; MARGINAL COSTS; NASH EQUILIBRIA; PRICE COMPETITION; PRICING SCHEME; TRANSACTIONS COSTS;

COSTS;

EID: 77954298769     PISSN: 10477047     EISSN: 15265536     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/isre.1080.0203     Document Type: Article

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