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Social Attributes and Strategic Equilibrium: A Restaurant Pricing Game

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  • Karni, Edi
  • Levin, Dan

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Using a game-theoretic approach, the authors examine possible equilibrium explanations of the often-observed phenomenon that two neighboring restaurants offering similar menus nevertheless experience vastly different demands. The essential aspect of this analysis is the presence of a consumption externality that makes the popularity itself a factor in the determination of the relative attractiveness of the restaurants. Copyright 1994 by University of Chicago Press.

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  • Karni, Edi & Levin, Dan, 1994. "Social Attributes and Strategic Equilibrium: A Restaurant Pricing Game," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 102(4), pages 822-840, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jpolec:v:102:y:1994:i:4:p:822-40
    DOI: 10.1086/261956
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