PRICE COMPARISON WEBSITES
成果类型：
Article
署名作者：
Ronayne, David
刊物名称：
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC REVIEW
ISSN/ISSBN：
0020-6598
DOI：
10.1111/iere.12504
发表日期：
2021
页码：
1081-1110
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摘要：
The large and growing industry of price comparison websites (PCWs) or web aggregators is poised to benefit consumers by increasing competitive pricing pressure on firms by acquainting shoppers with more prices. However, these sites also charge firms for sales, which feeds back to raise prices. I find that introducing any number of PCWs to a market increases prices for all consumers, both those who use the sites, and those who do not. I then use my framework to identify ways in which a more competitive environment could be achieved.
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