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On demand uncertainty in the newsvendor model

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I provide three comparative statics involving the level of demand uncertainty for the newsvendor model, two of which lead to robust predictions. I show that for distributions of demand that are greater in the dispersive order, both the expected (censored) sales and share of inventory sold fall. These monotone comparative statics occur despite the lack of one for the (optimal) inventory choice.

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  • Andrew Butters, R., 2019. "On demand uncertainty in the newsvendor model," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 185(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:185:y:2019:i:c:s016517651930374x
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2019.108746
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    Keywords

    Demand uncertainty; Newsvendor model; Dispersive order; Inventory; Monotone comparative statics; Censored demand;
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    JEL classification:

    • D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
    • D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
    • C60 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - General

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