Estimating switching costs with market share data: an application to Medicare Part D
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2018.08.005
Abstract: Abstract Choice inertia and switching frictions are well-documented features of the demand for health insurance. In this paper, we estimate switching costs in the Medicare Part D market with aggregate market share data using standard… read more here.
Keywords: market share; switching costs; share data; market ... See more keywords
Loss aversion and health insurance plan switching
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2018.12.009
Abstract: Abstract This paper develops a model of insurance choice and derives the implications for insurance plan selection when consumers are loss averse. Previous work has shown that health insurance plan switching costs can increase welfare… read more here.
Keywords: plan; health insurance; loss; switching costs ... See more keywords
The influence of goal attainment and switching costs on customers’ staying intentions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2019.05.020
Abstract: Abstract It examines the effectiveness of goal attainment (i.e. a value enhancement strategy) and switching costs (i.e. a defensive retention strategy) in enhancing customers’ staying intentions, where the service type is a key boundary condition.… read more here.
Keywords: staying intentions; goal attainment; customers staying; switching costs ... See more keywords
From traditional wristwatch to smartwatch: Understanding the relationship between innovation attributes, switching costs and consumers' switching intention
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DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2020.101439
Abstract: Abstract Smartwatches are one of the most disruptive innovations of the past decade. However, these hi-tech gadgets fail to attract interest in the same way as smartphones, or tablet PCs. Despite optimistic market growth forecasts,… read more here.
Keywords: switching intention; switching costs; traditional wristwatch; wristwatch users ... See more keywords
Switching Costs in the Brazilian Airline Sector
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DOI: 10.1080/13571516.2020.1787746
Abstract: Abstract This paper calculates the switching costs in the context of the Brazilian airline industry by considering an indirect approach, and econometrically evaluates its determinants during the 2005-2017 period. Evidence suggests non-negligible switching costs that… read more here.
Keywords: costs brazilian; switching costs; airline sector; brazilian airline ... See more keywords
Punitive switching costs and behavioral responses in the context of contractual services
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DOI: 10.1108/mrr-07-2022-0474
Abstract: Purpose Contractual services are characterized by features such as termination fees, long-term commitment, and complex terms. When customers find better deals from other providers, they may want to switch, but contractual obligations prevent them from… read more here.
Keywords: punitive switching; behavioral responses; switching costs; contractual services ... See more keywords
Do Customers Pay Attention to Motivations and Switching Costs When They Terminate Their Relationships?
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00798
Abstract: Research on some key boundary conditions and outcomes of consumers’ relationship termination in the online environment is scare. We examine how four categories (e.g., upkeep, time, benefits, and personal loss) of avoiding relationships affect customers’… read more here.
Keywords: switching costs; time; relationship termination; role ... See more keywords
Investigating the modulation of active preparation and passive dissipation on inhibitory control processes in the language switching paradigm
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1065268
Abstract: Introduction Previous language-switching studies have received scholastic attention and the observed switching cost patterns have provided empirical evidence for bilingual language control. However, results are inconsistent as the size of and (a)symmetry in switching costs… read more here.
Keywords: time; control; language; preparation ... See more keywords
Investigating the modulation of stimulus types on language switching costs: Do semantic and repetition priming effect matter?
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1090744
Abstract: Introduction In the present study, I investigated the influence of stimulus types on bilingual control in the language switching process. The commonly employed stimuli in language switching studies – Arabic digits and objects – were… read more here.
Keywords: control; language switching; switching costs; stimulus types ... See more keywords