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Title: A Generalized Model of Advertised Sales

Author(s): Sandro Shelegia and Christopher Wilson

Publication Date: November 2019

Keyword(s): advertising, Clearinghouse, Heterogeneity, price dispersion and Sales

Programme Area(s): Industrial Organization

Abstract: To better understand temporary price reductions or 'sales', this paper presents a generalized 'clearinghouse' framework of advertised sales and explores some example applications. By viewing the fi?rms as competing in utility and amending the conventional tie-break rule, we allow for multiple dimensions of fi?rm heterogeneity in complex market environments. Moreover, we i) provide original insights into the number and types of fi?rms that use sales, ii)offer new results on how fi?rm heterogeneityaffects market outcomes, iii) extend a common empirical 'cleaning' procedure, and iv) analyze a family of activities in sales markets, including persuasive advertising and obfuscation.

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Shelegia, S and Wilson, C. 2019. 'A Generalized Model of Advertised Sales'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=14113