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Project Citation: 

Conlon, Christopher T., and Mortimer, Julie Holland. Replication data for: Demand Estimation under Incomplete Product Availability. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2013. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-12-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E116443V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary Incomplete product availability is an important feature of many markets, and ignoring changes in availability may bias demand estimates. We study a new dataset from a wireless inventory system on vending machines to track product availability every four hours. The data allow us to account for product availability when estimating demand, and provide valuable variation for identifying substitution patterns when products stock out. We develop a procedure that allows for changes in product availability when availability is only observed periodically. We find significant differences in demand estimates: the corrected model predicts significantly larger impacts of stock-out events on profitability.

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JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      D12 Consumer Economics: Empirical Analysis
      D25 Intertemporal Firm Choice: Investment, Capacity, and Financing
      G31 Capital Budgeting; Fixed Investment and Inventory Studies; Capacity
      L81 Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce
      M11 Production Management


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