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Transfer Pricing—Heterogeneous Agents and Learning Effects

In: Operations Research Proceedings 2015

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  • Arno Karrer

    (Alpen-Adria Universität Klagenfurt, Abteilung Für Controlling und Strategische Unternehmensführung)

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In this paper we analyze the impact of heterogeneous agents and learning effects on negotiated transfer prices and the consolidated profit resulting at firm level. An agent-based simulation is employed to show potential results implied by learning and interaction effects between negotiating profit centers. In particular, intra-company profit centers can choose to trade with each other or with independent parties on an external market. Since the profit centers have incomplete and heterogeneous information about this external market, they are involved in a bargaining process with outside options. To achieve a maximized comprehensive income it may be favourable on profit center level or even on firm level to choose outside options. In the long run the intracompany option should be favourable on all levels, as it excludes the profit orientated external market. We investigate our agents’ behaviour under different parameter settings regarding the incentive system set by the company-wide management. Results show how learning effects and different incentive systems affect the decision making process with respect to the firm’s overall objective.

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  • Arno Karrer, 2017. "Transfer Pricing—Heterogeneous Agents and Learning Effects," Operations Research Proceedings, in: Karl Franz Dörner & Ivana Ljubic & Georg Pflug & Gernot Tragler (ed.), Operations Research Proceedings 2015, pages 519-524, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:oprchp:978-3-319-42902-1_70
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-42902-1_70
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