http://knowledgeproblem.com/2010/03/02/girl-scout-cookie-price-gouging/ Commentary on Economics, Information and Human Action Mon, 21 May 2012 15:20:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://knowledgeproblem.com/2010/03/02/girl-scout-cookie-price-gouging/#comment-11630 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:34:40 +0000 http://knowledgeproblem.com/?p=6525#comment-11630 [...] i.e. they charge different prices for the same product in different parts of the country (HT: Knowledge Problem).   Rumor has it that demand for Thin Mints varies by region.  While the Girl Scouts concede [...]

]]> http://knowledgeproblem.com/2010/03/02/girl-scout-cookie-price-gouging/#comment-11597 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 13:32:55 +0000 http://knowledgeproblem.com/?p=6525#comment-11597 You’re right, it is price discrimination. Zone pricing is a form of price discrimination, but typically practiced by wholesalers trying to capture some of the rents that otherwise would go to the advantageously-located retailer. Since it isn’t claimed that the national Girl Scout organization is charging different prices to different Girl Scout troops based on location of the troop, I guess zone pricing is technically incorrect.

]]> http://knowledgeproblem.com/2010/03/02/girl-scout-cookie-price-gouging/#comment-11594 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:05:47 +0000 http://knowledgeproblem.com/?p=6525#comment-11594 price zoning?? I believe the more conventional and common term for the phenomenon is price discrimination.

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