Optimal repeated purchases when sellers are learning about costs.

The writer discusses learning about suppliers' efficiency as an important aspect of the relationship between a large manufacturer and its suppliers. He presents a model to illustrate the problem confronting a buyer who wishes to purchase one unit of a good in each period from one set of potential s...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Economic Theory Vol. 68; pp. 440 - 456
Main Author: Burguet, Roberto
Format: Article
Published: Academic Press Inc. February 1996
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