Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/17991 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
Economics Discussion Papers No. 2008-19
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
We examine the pricing trends in the online toy markets by using panel data regression models with error components and serial correlation. Our results indicate that both online branch of multi-channel retailers (OBMCRS) and dotcoms charge similar prices on average, and that over time their prices move in tandem. Although the OBMCR retailers charge significantly different prices, the dotcoms do charge similar prices. Moreover, both retailer types demonstrate different magnitudes of price dispersion that move at different rates over time. Although the price dispersion of OBMCRS is higher than that of the dotcoms at the beginning, the gap narrows over time.
Subjects: 
E-commerce
online pricing strategies
online toy market
price dispersion
pricing trends
JEL: 
L81
L11
L86
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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