Price discrimination in service industries

A Lambrecht, K Seim, N Vilcassim, A Cheema, Y Chen… - Marketing Letters, 2012 - Springer
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This article outlines recent methods and applications directed at understanding the profit
and consumer welfare implications of increasingly prevalent price discrimination strategies
in the service sector. These industries are typically characterized by heterogeneity in
consumers' valuation and usage of the service, resale constraints, and a focus on price as
the service's key attribute. The article focuses on how firms use nonlinear pricing or bundling
strategies to benefit from the heterogeneity in consumer demand. We describe the basic …
Abstract
This article outlines recent methods and applications directed at understanding the profit and consumer welfare implications of increasingly prevalent price discrimination strategies in the service sector. These industries are typically characterized by heterogeneity in consumers’ valuation and usage of the service, resale constraints, and a focus on price as the service’s key attribute. The article focuses on how firms use nonlinear pricing or bundling strategies to benefit from the heterogeneity in consumer demand. We describe the basic economic model commonly used in the literature to analyze such strategic choices and present recent methodological improvements to this benchmark. A discussion of existing applications and future research opportunities concludes the article.
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