Essays about: "Price discrimination"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 29 essays containing the words Price discrimination.

1. 6. An Evaluation of Price Determinants and the Economics of Supplying Vaccines: A Tradeoff Between the Wealth of Firms and the Health of Nations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Maja Ekman; Nina Maria Lancelot; [2020]
   Keywords : vaccines; price discrimination; market concentration; patents; risk; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper aims to investigate the price determinants of vaccines, using economic theory and multiple linear regression analysis. Due to uncertain returns of investment in research and development, the volatility of demand, and the winner-take-all element of patent races, supplying vaccines entails substantial risks. READ MORE

3. 7. Implementation of UsageBased Insurance solutions : A qualitative analysis of a technology-based insurance model from the perspective of the Swedish insurance industry

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Malin Yvell; Elin Axelsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Usage-based Insurance; UBI; Technology-based insurance; Smart Insurance; Insurability; Telematics; Wearables; Pay As You Live; Pay As You Drive.; Användarbaserad försäkring; UBI; Teknikbaserad försäkring; Smart försäkring; Försäkringsbar; Telematik; Wearables; Pay As You Live; Pay As You Drive.;

   Abstract : Recent years’ digital transformation has led to an increased interest in using and utilising smart technology in various insurance solutions, something that has come to challenge the traditional insurance model. The UsageBased Insurance model (UBI) is an example of an insurance model that utilises these technological innovations. READ MORE

4. 8. Dynamic Pricing : A Matter of Attitude

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Johanna Holmqvist Larsson; Fanny Tapper; [2019]
   Keywords : dynamic pricing; surge pricing; robo-pricing; algorithmic pricing; price discrimination; dynamisk prissättning; prisdiskriminering;

   Abstract : Tillämpningen av dynamisk prissättning har förenklats i och med digitaliseringens framväxt. Med den ökade tillgången till kunddata kan företag idag kartlägga kundernas köpbeteende och genom algoritmer anpassa priserna därefter. Identiska varor och tjänster kan på så sätt prissättas annorlunda. READ MORE

5. 9. Menstrual cups - a sustainable way to achieve economic benefits in Kenya : How to empower women in a society with only small measures

   University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk och industriell utveckling

   Author : Cajsa Baars; Josefine Tapper; [2017]
   Keywords : Menstrual cup; menstrual cups; Kenya; Nairobi; economic benefits; sustainable; sustainability; menstruation; period; women; society; menskopp; menskoppar; Kenya; Nairobi; ekonomisk lönsamhet; hållbarhet; hållbar; mens; menstruation; kvinnor; samhälle;

   Abstract : This bachelor thesis is based on a field study conducted in Nairobi, Kenya, and intends to elucidate the systematic crimes against humanity that the inability to handle menstruation properly causes every day. Women who live under poor circumstances and lack access to basic needs, such as sanitary facilities and running water are the ones who suffer the most. READ MORE

6. 10. Switching Costs and Price Discrimination by European Frequent Flyer Programmes

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Patrick Jansson; [2015]
   Keywords : switching costs; price discrimination; frequent flyer programmes; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis presents the two hypotheses that airlines use their frequent flyer programmes (FFPs) to introduce switching costs to combat competition by increasing the percent discount of the value of the points their FFP members receive, and that they use their FFPs to support price discrimination by offering business travellers more value for their travel choices. Economic theory to support these hypotheses is offered and real life data is collected for a number of routes from five major European airlines. READ MORE