需求变化对采用和设计第三方定价算法的影响

IF 2.1 4区经济学 Q2 ECONOMICS

Economics Letters Pub Date : 2024-10-10 DOI:10.1016/j.econlet.2024.112011

Joseph E. Harrington Jr.

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摘要

考虑一家提供定价算法的数据分析公司，该算法可根据不断变化的需求状态调整价格。在这种情况下，我展示了定价算法的设计和定价方式，这样需求变化越大，采用定价算法的公司就越多。此外，需求变化存在一个临界点，在这个临界点上，定价算法被完全或接近完全采用。虽然竞争者广泛采用第三方的定价算法引发了对合谋行为的担忧，但这反而反映了第三方带来的强大效率。

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The effect of demand variability on the adoption and design of a third party’s pricing algorithm

Consider a data analytics company supplying a pricing algorithm that adjusts price to a changing demand state. For this setting, I show the pricing algorithm is designed and priced so that higher demand variability results in more firms adopting the pricing algorithm. Furthermore, there is a critical threshold for demand variability whereby there is complete or near-complete adoption of the pricing algorithm. While widespread adoption of a third party’s pricing algorithm among competitors has raised concerns of collusive conduct, it could instead reflect a strong efficiency delivered by a third party.

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Economics Letters ECONOMICS-

CiteScore

3.20

自引率

5.00%

发文量

348

审稿时长

30 days

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