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Capital stock management during a recession that freezes credit markets

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  • Caulkins, Jonathan P.
  • Feichtinger, Gustav
  • Grass, Dieter
  • Hartl, Richard F.
  • Kort, Peter M.
  • Seidl, Andrea

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This paper considers the problem of how to price a conspicuous product while maintaining liquidity during a recession which both reduces demand and freezes credit markets. Reducing price would help maintain cash flow, but low prices can erode brand image and, hence, long-term sales. The paper extends earlier work of the same authors by explicitly deriving a firm's optimal cash management behavior, taking into account that a too low cash level results in bankruptcy.

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  • Caulkins, Jonathan P. & Feichtinger, Gustav & Grass, Dieter & Hartl, Richard F. & Kort, Peter M. & Seidl, Andrea, 2015. "Capital stock management during a recession that freezes credit markets," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 116(C), pages 1-14.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jeborg:v:116:y:2015:i:c:p:1-14
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2015.02.023
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    Keywords

    Conspicuous consumption; Optimal control; Recession; Bankruptcy;
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    JEL classification:

    • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis
    • M31 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Marketing and Advertising - - - Marketing

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