3 papers
econ.GN2025
Retail Price Ripples
Xiao Ling, Sourav Ray, Daniel Levy
Much like small ripples in a stream, which get lost in the larger waves, small changes in retail prices often fly under the radar of public perceptions, while large price changes a…
econ.GN2025
Asymmetric price adjustment over the business cycle
Daniel Levy, Haipeng, Chen +6
Studies of micro-level price datasets find more frequent small price increases than decreases, which can be explained by consumer inattention because time-constrained shoppers migh…
econ.GN2023
Retail Pricing Format and Rigidity of Regular Prices
Sourav Ray, Avichai Snir, Daniel Levy
We study the price rigidity of regular and sale prices, and how it is affected by pricing formats (pricing strategies). We use data from three large Canadian stores with different…