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Price Discrimination with Imperfect Consumer Recognition

Author: Sumit Shrivastav Title: Price Discrimination with Imperfect Consumer Recognition Abstract: In this paper, we analyze the competitive and welfare effects of imperfect consumer recognition, in a duopoly model with switching costs. We demonstrate that the impact of consumer recognition on firms’ pricing strategies, industry profits, and welfare crucially depends […]

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Qualitative and Quantitative Central Bank Communications and Professional Forecasts: Evidence from India

Author: Ashima Goyal and Prashant Parab Title: Qualitative and Quantitative Central Bank Communications and Professional Forecasts: Evidence from India Abstract: We analyze the influence of qualitative and quantitative communications of the Reserve Bank of India on inflation expectations of professional forecasters, and draw out implications for the impact of policy variables on expectations. […]

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