Authors:
Murooka, Takeshi (Osaka University)
Schwarz, Marco (University of Innsbruck)
Abstract:
Firms often set long notice periods when consumers cancel a contract, and sometimes do so even when the costs of changing or canceling the contract are small. We investigate a model in which a firm offers a contract to consumers who may procrastinate canceling it due to naive present-bias. We show that the firm may set a long notice period to exploit naive consumers.
Keywords:
notice periods; procrastination; present bias; time inconsistency; consumer naivete
JEL-Classification:
D04; D18; D21; D40; D90; L51
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Consumer Exploitation and Notice Periods