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Partial shrouding in asymmetric markets

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This paper studies shrouding of add-on information in a market where firms differ in add-on production costs. We show that partial shrouding equilibria, characterised by a selection result, exist: Firms with high (low) add-on costs shroud (unshroud). Unshrouding firms charge lower base-good prices than shrouding firms.

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  • Wenzel, Tobias, 2015. "Partial shrouding in asymmetric markets," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 136(C), pages 223-226.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:136:y:2015:i:c:p:223-226
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2015.09.035
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    1. Yiquan Gu & Tobias Wenzel, 2017. "Consumer confusion, obfuscation and price regulation," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 64(2), pages 169-190, May.

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    Keywords

    Add-on pricing; Shrouding; Bounded rationality;
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    JEL classification:

    • D40 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - General
    • D80 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - General
    • L10 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - General

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