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Multiproduct Pricing in Major League Baseball: A Principal Components Analysis

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  • Darren Grant

    (Department of Economics, University of Texas at Arlington)

  • Craig A. Depken, II

    (Department of Economics, University of Texas at Arlington)

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The empirical analysis of multiproduct pricing suffers from a lack of clear theoretical guidance and appropriate data, limitations which often render traditional regression-based analyses impractical. This paper analyzes ticket, parking, and concession pricing in Major League Baseball for the period 1991-2003 using a new methodology based on principal components, which allows inferences to be formed about the factors underlying price variation without strong theoretical guidance or abundant information about costs and demand. While general demand shifts are the most important factor, they explain only half of overall price variation. Also important are price interactions that derive from demand interrelationships between goods and the desire to maximize the capture of consumer surplus in the presence of heterogeneous demand.

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  • Darren Grant & Craig A. Depken, II, 2007. "Multiproduct Pricing in Major League Baseball: A Principal Components Analysis," Working Papers 0706, Sam Houston State University, Department of Economics and International Business.
    • Handle: RePEc:shs:wpaper:0706
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    2. Kenneth Stewart & J. Jones, 2010. "Are sports teams multiproduct firms?," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 39(2), pages 487-514, October.
    3. Mark A. Diehl & Joel G. Maxcy & Joris Drayer, 2015. "Price Elasticity of Demand in the Secondary Market," Journal of Sports Economics, , vol. 16(6), pages 557-575, August.
    4. Daniel, Rascher & Andrew, Schwarz, 2010. "Illustrations of Price Discrimination in Baseball," MPRA Paper 25807, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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