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EPISODE · Sep 9, 2015 · 10 MIN

Why Online Shoppers See Different Prices for the Same Item

from Note to Self · host WNYC Studios

"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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