Conditional pricing practices
Contents
Place in the Framework
Conditional pricing practices use discounts, rebates, bundles, or other price conditions that may reward loyalty, shift demand, or exclude rivals.
Core Questions
- Is the exclusionary mechanism price-based, non-price-based, or both?
- Should the conduct be evaluated under a price-cost test, foreclosure analysis, or rule of reason approach?
- Does the pricing condition prevent equally efficient rivals from competing?
Working Notes
Add notes here on loyalty discounts, bundled discounts, market-share rebates, and the boundary between price competition and exclusion.