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Dispersión de Precios y Dinámicas Intradistribución en Ambientes de Alta Inflación: Un Análisis Empírico

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Los estudios empíricos sobre dispersión de precios no han sido muchos debido la escasa disponibilidad de datos adecuados. En particular no se ha evaluado empíricamente la existencia de dinámicas que sustenten la persistencia de dispersión en ambientes de alta inflación. Este estudio se propone contribuir a esta escasa literatura empírica, evaluando la existencia de dinámicas intradistribucionales que refuerzan el problema de dispersión de precios en un contexto de alta inflación. Se utiliza una metodología basada en matrices de transición construidas a partir de datos de 6 productos vendidos en comercios minoristas en el Gran Resistencia. Se encuentra que la dispersión persiste tras controlar por las heterogeneidades observables y no observables de los productos. Además, se observa la presencia de dinámicas intradistribucionales, lo que podría estar impidiendo que los consumidores aprendan de la experiencia, donde encontrar los precios bajos, generando poder de mercado para las firmas y perpetuando la dispersión de precios. Este resultado es consistente con la existencia de un equilibrio en estrategias mixtas, y con otros trabajos que documentan estas dinámicas en ambientes de baja inflación.

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  • Barnes Juan Diego, 2023. "Dispersión de Precios y Dinámicas Intradistribución en Ambientes de Alta Inflación: Un Análisis Empírico," Asociación Argentina de Economía Política: Working Papers 4625, Asociación Argentina de Economía Política.
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    • D40 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - General
    • D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness

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