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Estimating Discrete-Choice Models of Product Differentiation

Berry, Steven T.·1994·The RAND Journal of Economics

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This article considers the problem of "supply-and-demand" analysis on a cross section of oligopoly markets with differentiated products. The primary methodology is to assume that demand can be described by a discrete-choice model and that prices are endogenously determined by price-setting firms. In contrast to some previous empirical work, the techniques explicitly allow for the possibility that prices are correlated with unobserved demand factors in the cross section of markets. The article proposes estimation by "inverting" the market-share equation to find the implied mean levels of utility for each good. This method allows for estimation by traditional instrumental variables techniques.

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Authors
Berry, S. T.
Venue
The RAND Journal of Economics
Publisher
Wiley
Published
1994
Volume
25
Issue
2
Pages
242
ISSN
0741-6261 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2093714429
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2,939
References
1
FWCI
25.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
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