Dynamic pricing behavior in perishable goods markets: Evidence from secondary markets for Major League Baseball tickets

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1133-1172

  Sweeting, Andrew ^a  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOODS EXCHANGE; INVENTORY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRICE DYNAMICS; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84874696362     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: 1537534X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/669254     Document Type: Article

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