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Cellophane Fallacy

The "Cellophane Fallacy" is a conceptual error in market definition that consists of erroneously concluding a broad market boundary based solely on observed price–cost relationships, particularly when high prices relative to cost are misinterpreted as evidence of product substitutability.

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Publications per year

2017–2026

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Variants

Cellophane Paradox

Parents

Publications

3

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Authors

4

  1. GC
    Gene C. Schaerr

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  2. GJ
    Gregory J. Werden

    United States Department of Justice, United States

    1 publications · 30 citations

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  3. JB
    Jonathan B. Baker

    American University, United States

    1 publications · 55 citations

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  4. LM
    Luke M. Froeb

    Vanderbilt University, United States

    1 publications · 30 citations

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Institutions

4

  1. Washington College

    Chestertown, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    55 citations

  2. American University

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    55 citations

  3. Trinity College

    Hartford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    55 citations

  4. United States Department of Justice

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    60 citations

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Venues

  1. Review of Industrial Organization

    RIO · 1 publications · 30 citations

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  2. SSRN Electronic Journal

    Repository · 1 publications · 55 citations

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  3. The Yale Law Journal

    1 publications · 10 citations

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