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Vente à distance, internet et dynamiques des prix

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  • Philippe Askenazy
  • Claire Célérier
  • Delphine Irac

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The share of distance selling in total retail sales has increased steadily, driven by Internet commerce. Meanwhile, a large body of research has been devoted to measuring the impact of online shopping on consumer prices. These studies, based primarily on microeconomic data, reveal contrasting effects due to divergent microeconomic behaviors. We use a macro-sector estimation to show how the price-decreasing effects of Internet shopping outweigh the price-increasing effects. Our data comprise French price index series and distance-sales figures in about 30 sectors from 1990 to 2007. We find that downward effects prevail : the recent growth in distance selling due to the expansion of e-commerce lowered prices in the period studied.

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  • Philippe Askenazy & Claire Célérier & Delphine Irac, 2010. "Vente à distance, internet et dynamiques des prix," Economie & Prévision, La Documentation Française, vol. 0(3), pages 2-13.
    • Handle: RePEc:cai:ecoldc:ecop_194_0002
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    • D12 - Microeconomics - - Household Behavior - - - Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • L8 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services

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