Why are so many goods priced to end in nine? And why this practice hurts the producers

被引:47
作者
Basu, K
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关键词
consumer rationality; marketing; price perception; pricing;
D O I
10.1016/S0165-1765(97)00009-8
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
The widespread phenomenon of goods being priced at D dollars and 99 cents is explained without abandoning the assumption of full rationality; and it is shown that as a consequence of such pricing it is the producers who are generally worse off.
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