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Project Citation: 

Busse, Meghan, Silva-Risso, Jorge, and Zettelmeyer, Florian. Replication data for: $1,000 Cash Back: The Pass-Through of Auto Manufacturer Promotions. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2006. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-12-07. https://doi.org/10.3886/E116232V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary Automobile manufacturers frequently use promotions involving cash incentives. While payments are nominally directed to either customers or dealers, the ultimate beneficiary of the promotion depends on the outcome of price negotiation. We use program evaluation methods to compare the incidence of these two types of promotions. Customers obtain 70 to 90 percent of a customer rebate, but only 30 to 40 percent of a dealer discount promotion, a $500 difference for a typical promotion. Our leading hypothesis is that pass-through rates differ because of information asymmetries: customer rebates are well-publicized to customers, while dealer discount promotions are not. (JEL D82, L11, L15, L62, L81, M31)

Scope of Project

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      D82 Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
      L11 Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
      L15 Information and Product Quality; Standardization and Compatibility
      L62 Automobiles; Other Transportation Equipment; Related Parts and Equipment
      L81 Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce
      M31 Marketing


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