Document Type
Discussion Paper
Publication Date
6-1-2018
CFDP Number
2136R2
CFDP Revision Date
September 2018, March 2019
CFDP Pages
49
Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) Code(s)
D21, D43, L13
Abstract
When firms first choose capacity and then compete on prices in a series of advance-purchase markets, we show that strong competitive forces prevent firms from utilizing intertemporal price discrimination. We then enrich the model by allowing firms to use inventory controls, or sales limits assigned to individual prices. We show that firms will choose to set inventory controls in order to engage in intertemporal price discrimination, but only if demand becomes more inelastic over time. Thus, although typically viewed as a tool to manage demand uncertainty, we show that inventory controls can also facilitate price discrimination in oligopoly.
Recommended Citation
Dana, James D. Jr. and Williams, Kevin R., "Intertemporal Price Discrimination in Sequential Quantity-Price Games" (2018). Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers. 133.
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/cowles-discussion-paper-series/133