Influence of habitual level of consumption on willingness to pay: A satiation, sensitization, and habituation approach

[EN] The purpose of this study is to test how Willingness to pay (WTP) change depending on habitual level of consumption (HLC), which provokes satiation, sensitization, and habituation responses. Using a longitudinal research, two questionnaires in different purchase occasions measure WTP over three...

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Autores: Becerril Castrillejo, Ismael, Muñoz Gallego, Pablo Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/162228
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/162228
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Willingness to pay
Habitual level of consumption
Tourism accommodation
Dynamic pricing
Revenue Management
Hospitality
Habituation
Satiation
5311.05 Marketing (Comercialización)
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Sumario:[EN] The purpose of this study is to test how Willingness to pay (WTP) change depending on habitual level of consumption (HLC), which provokes satiation, sensitization, and habituation responses. Using a longitudinal research, two questionnaires in different purchase occasions measure WTP over three consumption periods (N = 279). We find that HLC exerts an S-shaped moderating effect on WTP, which change from a previous purchase setting relative to new and repetitive purchase. The results show how WTP increases relative to previous consumption if the HLC is moderate (sensitization). However, WTP decreases relative to previous consumption if the HLC is low (satiation) or high (habituation). Regarding implications, these findings can help revenue managers to implement segmentations according HLC to optimize the value captured from customers in each purchase. Besides, we demonstrate empirically the key influence of HLC on WTP, of we know of no applications to specific products or services.