Price synchronization in retailing
Some empirical evidence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11123211 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marcelo Resende (0000-0001-8931-9912, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, corresponding author), Rodrigo Zeidan (0000-0003-2980-3360, Fundação Dom Cabral), Gabriel P Rega (Petrobras) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 284-293 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Brazilian Journal of Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0101-3157 • E-ISSN: 1809-4538 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0101-31572014000200007 |
| OpenAlex | W2064552093 |
| SCIELO_PID | S0101-31572014000200007 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 11 |
The paper investigates the synchronization of price changes in the context of retail tire dealers in São Paulo-Brazil and selected items in supermarkets for cleaning supplies and food in Rio de Janeiro-Brazil. Results indicate similar and non-negligible synchronization for different brands, although magnitudes are distant from a perfect synchronization pattern. We find interesting patterns in inter-firm competition, with similar magnitudes across different tire types. Intra-chain synchronization is substantial, indicating that a common price adjustment policy tends to be sustained for each chain across different products
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |