2020-10-01
Fixed costs matter even when the costs are sunk
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Publication
Economics Letters , Volume 195
How firms set prices is key to understanding markets. Standard economics dictates that the fixed costs of a firm should not affect its prices. Nonetheless, it is common practice for firms to raise their prices after a fixed costs increase. We show that firms are correct in doing so if two ubiquitous conditions apply: (i) future profits increase in current sales and (ii) firms are liquidity-constrained.
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| doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109428, hdl.handle.net/1765/129476 | |
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| Organisation | Erasmus University Rotterdam |
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Kamphorst, J., Mendys-Kamphorst, E., & Westbrock, B. (2020). Fixed costs matter even when the costs are sunk. Economics Letters, 195. doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2020.109428 |
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