Why Online Shoppers See Different Prices for the Same Item

"Price discrimination differentiation is, simply put, trying to charge different people, different prices for the same item, based on their willingness to pay."A question about the complicated ethics of "dynamic pricing," and the piece of actuarial literature that brought discrimination to light.

Episode 168 of the Note to Self podcast, hosted by WNYC Studios, titled "Why Online Shoppers See Different Prices for the Same Item" was published on September 9, 2015 and runs 10 minutes.

September 9, 2015 ·10m · Note to Self

Summary

"Price discrimination differentiation is, simply put, trying to charge different people, different prices for the same item, based on their willingness to pay."A question about the complicated ethics of "dynamic pricing," and the piece of actuarial literature that brought discrimination to light.

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