世新大學圖書館

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. I Development. 1. Evolution of national retail chains : how we got here / Lucia Foster, John Haltiwanger, Shawn Klimek, C.J. Krizan and Scott Ohlmacher -- 2. Evolution of technology in the retail sector / Emek Basker -- 3. Retail productivity / Brian T. Ratchford -- 4. Distribution services, technological change and the evolution of retailing and distribution in the twenty-first century / Roger R. Betancourt -- pt. II Vertical Organization. 5. Economics of retailer-supplier pricing relationships : theory and evidence / Howard Smith -- 6. Dominant retailers and their impact on marketing channels / Anthony Dukes and Tansev Geylani -- 7. Retailing and international trade / Horst Raff and Nicolas Schmitt -- 8. Role of multinational retailers as foreign direct investment in developing countries / Ran Jing -- pt. III Horizontal Organization and Competition. 9. Empirical games of market entry and spatial competition in retail industries / Victor Aguirregabiria and Junichi Suzuki -- 10. Entry regulation in retail markets / Andrea Pozzi and Fabiano Schivardi -- 11. Horizontal merger analysis in retail markets / Daniel Hosken and Steven Tenn -- 12. Price search and obfuscation : an overview of the theory and empirics / Sara Fisher Ellison -- 13. Demand estimation with availability variation / William Hickman and Julie Holland Mortimer -- pt. IV Sectors. 14. Economics of retail markets for new and used cars / Charles Murry and Henry S. Schneider -- 15. evolution of the supermarket industry : from A & P to Walmart / Paul B. Ellickson -- 16. Retail gasoline markets / Michael D. Noel -- 17. Evolution and impact of the general merchandise sector / Charles Courtemanche -- 18. Internet effects on retail markets / Alejandro Zentner -- 19. Two-sided e-commerce marketplaces and the future of retailing / Steven Tadelis -- pt. V Addendum.

20. Big data and the future of retail research / Minha Hwang.

"This Handbook explores and critically examines current research in economics and marketing science on key issues in retailing and distribution. Providing a rich perspective for the discussion of public policy, contributions from several disciplines and continents range from the history of chains and the impact of multinational retailers on international trade patterns to US merger policy in the retail context, the rise of the Internet, and consumer-to-consumer sales. The chapters address methodological issues such as the structural estimation of entry games between retailers, productivity measurement when both inputs and output are not fully observable, and demand estimation with variable assortment. Policy issues explored include mergers, zoning, and the regulation of buyer power, while other chapters address some of the recent exciting developments in technology, retail formats, and data availability. The book goes on to study the changes in online retailing and 'big data', and to examine competition in specific retail sectors including gasoline stations, automobile dealerships, supermarkets, and 'big box' retail. This state-of-the-art Handbook is an essential reference for students and academics of economics and marketing science, and offers an outsider's perspective to specialists in operations research, data analytics, geography, and sociology"--Back cover.