Informational Rigidities and the Stickiness of Temporary Sales

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Written By Rowdy Ferret Design

Informational Rigidities and the Stickiness of Temporary Sales (with Eric Anderson, Benjamin Malin, Emi Nakamura, and Duncan Simester)

Journal of Monetary Economics, 90, 64-83, October 2017.

While most price changes are temporary sales, retail prices respond to a wholesale cost increase entirely through the regular price. Temporary sales are governed by complex contingent contracts between manufacturers and retailers, determined substantially in advance.

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