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Ticket pricing and the impression of excess demand

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  • Busch, Lutz-Alexander
  • Curry, Philip A.

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If willingness to pay depends on characteristics of other attendees, a monopolist will use a lineup as a screening mechanism only if a consumer's characteristic is inversely related to her cost of lining up. No capacity constraint is necessary.

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  • Busch, Lutz-Alexander & Curry, Philip A., 2011. "Ticket pricing and the impression of excess demand," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 111(1), pages 40-42, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:111:y:2011:i:1:p:40-42
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