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Experimental Investigation of Supplier-Retailer Contracts: The Wholesale Price Contract

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Claudia Keser ()
Giuseppe A. Paleologo
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We examine decision making in a simple supplier-retailer wholesale price contract in the experimental economics laboratory. We observe wholesale prices and order quantities below the game-theoretical predictions. The supply chain’s efficiency is as predicted but profits are more equitably allocated.

Cette étude en économie expérimentale examine les contrats de prix en gros négociés entre un détaillant et un vendeur. Nous observons que les prix et les quantités négociés sont en dessous des prévisions tirées du modèle retenue en théorie des jeux. Les résultats expérimentaux indiquent que l’efficacité de la chaîne d’approvisionnement est inférieur à 100 % tel que prédit par le modèle. Par ailleurs, les profits sont alloués de façon plus équitable que l’allocation prédite par le modèle.

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Keywords: supply chain coordination; industrial organization; experimental economics; coordination dans la chaîne d’approvisionnement; organisation industrielle; économie expérimentale;

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C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
L1 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

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