Eliciting Demand Information through Cheap Talk: An Argument in Favor of a Ban on Price Discrimination

TY - JOUR

T1 - Eliciting Demand Information through Cheap Talk

T2 - An Argument in Favor of a Ban on Price Discrimination

AU - Frisell, Lars

AU - Lagerlöf, Johan N. M.

N1 - JEL classification: D82, L11, L42

PY - 2008

Y1 - 2008

N2 - A uniform pricing rule may enable the communication of demand information from buyer to seller in situations where this would not have been possible if the seller could price discriminate. Importantly, such a rule can benefit both buyer and seller.

AB - A uniform pricing rule may enable the communication of demand information from buyer to seller in situations where this would not have been possible if the seller could price discriminate. Importantly, such a rule can benefit both buyer and seller.

U2 - 10.1016/j.econlet.2007.09.025

DO - 10.1016/j.econlet.2007.09.025

M3 - Journal article

SN - 0165-1765

VL - 99

SP - 421

EP - 424

JO - Economics Letters

JF - Economics Letters

IS - 3

ER -