主题：Price Competition, Information Acquisition, and Product Differentiation Perception
主讲人：顾加栋 北京师范大学湾区国际商学院
主持人：杨仁琨 暨南大学
时间：2023年3月31日（周五）15：00-16：30
地点：暨南大学石牌校区经济学院大楼（中惠楼）217室
摘要
We consider the equilibrium interplay between sellers’ price competition and consumers’ perception of product differentiation. We analyze a situation where, before trading, consumers acquire information at a cost about their preferences between sellers’ differentiated products. The incentive for information acquisition depends on the average value of products, the objective product differentiation, and their beliefs about sellers’ prices. The acquired information shapes consumers’ perceived product differentiation and sellers’ equilibrium prices. We characterize the unique symmetric equilibrium and study comparative statics with respect to consumer information acquisition cost and sensitivity to product differentiation. We then apply our model to platform design.
主讲人简介
顾加栋，北京师范大学湾区国际商学院助理教授，北卡罗莱纳大学教堂山分校经济学博士。主要研究领域为信息经济学和应用微观经济理论，当前致力于信息经济和市场中介的研究项目。研究成果见于Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control。
