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Social Attributes and Strategic Equilibrium: A Restaurant Pricing Game

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Karni, Edi
Levin, Dan

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Using a game-theoretic approach, the authors examine possible equilibrium explanations of the often-observed phenomenon that two neighboring restaurants offering similar menus nevertheless experience vastly different demands. The essential aspect of this analysis is the presence of a consumption externality that makes the popularity itself a factor in the determination of the relative attractiveness of the restaurants. Copyright 1994 by University of Chicago Press.

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Volume (Year): 102 (1994)
Issue (Month): 4 (August)
Pages: 822-40
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