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Essay: Does better pricing technology necessarily make consumers worse off?

Authors:
Deeptayan De

Journal: International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research (IJSSER)
ISSN: 2455-8834
Volume: 11
Issue: 9
Publication Date: September 2026
DOI: 10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i09.053

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Deeptayan De
Canadian International School, Singapore

MLA 8
De, Deeptayan. "Does better pricing technology necessarily make consumers worse off?" Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 11, no. 9, Sept. 2026, pp. 5325-5332, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i09.053. Accessed Sept. 2026.
APA 6
De, D. (2026, September). Does better pricing technology necessarily make consumers worse off? Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 11(9), 5325-5332. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i09.053
Chicago
De, Deeptayan. "Does better pricing technology necessarily make consumers worse off?" Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 11, no. 9 (September 2026), 5325-5332. Accessed September, 2026. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2026.v11i09.053.

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