Sticky information and price controls: Evidence from a natural experiment
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| author | Sayag, Doron Snir, Avichai Levy, Daniel |
| author_facet | Sayag, Doron Snir, Avichai Levy, Daniel |
| contents | We test the predictions of the sticky information model using a survey dataset by comparing shoppers accuracy in recalling the prices of regulated and comparable unregulated products. Because regulated product prices are capped, they are sold more than comparable unregulated products, while their prices change less frequently and vary less across stores and between brands, than the prices of comparable unregulated products. Therefore, shoppers would be expected to recall the regulated product prices more accurately. However, we find that shoppers are better at recalling the prices of unregulated products, in line with the sticky information model which predicts that shoppers will be more attentive to prices that change more frequently. |
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| spellingShingle | Sticky information and price controls: Evidence from a natural experiment Sayag, Doron Snir, Avichai Levy, Daniel General Economics Economics We test the predictions of the sticky information model using a survey dataset by comparing shoppers accuracy in recalling the prices of regulated and comparable unregulated products. Because regulated product prices are capped, they are sold more than comparable unregulated products, while their prices change less frequently and vary less across stores and between brands, than the prices of comparable unregulated products. Therefore, shoppers would be expected to recall the regulated product prices more accurately. However, we find that shoppers are better at recalling the prices of unregulated products, in line with the sticky information model which predicts that shoppers will be more attentive to prices that change more frequently. |
| title | Sticky information and price controls: Evidence from a natural experiment |
| topic | General Economics Economics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.15974 |