The double benefits of consumer certainty : combining risk and range effects

Maier, Erik and Wilken, Robert and Dost, Florian (2015) The double benefits of consumer certainty : combining risk and range effects. Marketing Letters, 26 (4). pp. 473-488. ISSN 0923-0645

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Abstract

We investigate consumer certainty as an important dimension of attitude strength and explore its influence on willingness to pay (WTP) ranges. WTP ranges are defined by two thresholds (floor/minimum and ceiling/maximum reservation price); their difference indicates the degree of (un)certainty. Across five studies (online, laboratory, and field experiments plus a field survey) with more than 25,000 participants, we find that increased consumer certainty generates an asymmetric shift in the WTP thresholds, such that the floor price increases more strongly than the ceiling price, which also implies a reduction in the WTP range. Consequently, this research specifies predictions offered by choice models that use Bayesian learning. The asymmetric effects appear, irrespective of the source of uncertainty, so our study advances understanding of whether consumers differ in their behavior as a consequence of preference or product performance uncertainty.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Marketing Letters
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? certaintyuncertainty risk premiumrisk effectrange effect willingness to pay as a range economics and econometricsbusiness and international managementmarketing ??
ID Code:
87726
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Deposited On:
13 Sep 2017 09:18
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Yes
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Published
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