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020 _a9781783477371 (Hardback)
082 _a339.37
_bBAS
245 _aHandbook on the Economics of Retailing and Distribution
260 _aCheltenham:
_bEdward Elgar Publishing,
_c2016.
300 _ax,494p.
520 _aThis Handbook explores and critically examines current research in economics and marketing science on key issues in retailing and distribution. Providing a rich perspective for the discussion of public policy, contributions from several disciplines and continents range from the history of chains and the impact of multinational retailers on international trade patterns to US merger policy in the retail context, the rise of the Internet, and consumer-to-consumer sales. The chapters address methodological issues such as the structural estimation of entry games between retailers, productivity measurement when both inputs and output are not fully observable, and demand estimation with variable assortment. Policy issues explored include mergers, zoning, and the regulation of buyer power, while other chapters address some of the recent exciting developments in technology, retail formats, and data availability. The book goes on to study the changes in online retailing and 'big data', and to examine competition in specific retail sectors including gasoline stations, automobile dealerships, supermarkets, and 'big box' retail. This state-of-the-art Handbook is an essential reference for students and academics of economics and marketing science, and offers an outsider's perspective to specialists in operations research, data analytics, geography, and sociology
650 _aRetail trade - Economic aspects - Handbooks, manuals
650 _aPhysical distribution of goods - Economic aspects - Handbooks, manuals
650 _aMarketing
650 _aRetail trade - Economic aspects
650 _aEvolution of technology in the retail sector / Emek Basker
650 _aRetailing and international trade
650 _aEmpirical games of market entry and spatial competition in retail industries
650 _aEntry regulation in retail markets / Andrea Pozzi and Fabiano Schivardi
650 _aEconomics of retail markets for new and used cars / Charles Murry and Henry S. Schneider
650 _aRetail gasoline markets / Michael D. Noel
650 _aInternet effects on retail markets / Alejandro Zentner
700 _aEmek Basker (ed.)
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