Algorithms in the Marketplace: An Empirical Analysis of Automated Pricing in E-Commerce
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Keywords
Algorithmic pricing; Artificial intelligence; Collusion; Forensic economics;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D42 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Monopoly
- D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
- L42 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - Vertical Restraints; Resale Price Maintenance; Quantity Discounts
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BIG-2021-10-25 (Big Data)
- NEP-CMP-2021-10-25 (Computational Economics)
- NEP-IND-2021-10-25 (Industrial Organization)
- NEP-PAY-2021-10-25 (Payment Systems and Financial Technology)
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