Quantity surchanges in online grocery stores in Mexico

In this article, we estimate that quantity surcharges –the large size has a higher per unit price than the small size– represent about 11% of the relevant prod-ucts in Mexican on-line grocery stores. In addition, we use an empirical model to test several theories about the factors that cause this pr...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autores: Castro Pérez, José Eduardo, Flores Curiel, Daniel
Tipo de documento: artigo
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2021
País:México
Recursos:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
Repositório:EconoQuantum
Idioma:espanhol
OAI Identifier:oai:econoquantum.cucea.udg.mx:article/7179
Acesso em linha:https://econoquantum.cucea.udg.mx/index.php/EQ/article/view/7179
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Discriminación de precios
negocios en línea
sobreprecio por volumen
L11
M21
Price discrimination
online commerce
wholesale pricing
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Resumo:In this article, we estimate that quantity surcharges –the large size has a higher per unit price than the small size– represent about 11% of the relevant prod-ucts in Mexican on-line grocery stores. In addition, we use an empirical model to test several theories about the factors that cause this practice. Among other things, we find that quantity surcharges are more likely to occur in refrigerated goods and less likely in generic (store brand) goods.   Recepción: 06/11/2015 Aceptación: 26/10/2018