• Title of article

    Synchronization due to common shocks? Evidence from German grocery prices

  • Author/Authors

    Jens-Peter Loy، نويسنده , , Christoph R. Weiss، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2004
  • Pages
    5
  • From page
    123
  • To page
    127
  • Abstract
    Using unique panel data for German grocery prices, we find significant price synchronization within retail chains and between products. Common shocks can only explain some synchronization, indicating that strategic motives as well as menu costs are of significant importance
  • Keywords
    staggering , Fixed-effects probit model , Synchronization
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Serial Year
    2004
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Record number

    435522