To lease or to buy? A structural model of a consumer's vehicle and contract choice decisions

To lease or to buy? A structural model of a consumer's vehicle and contract choice decisions

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Article ID: iaor20082861
Country: United States
Volume: 44
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 490
End Page Number: 502
Publication Date: Aug 2007
Journal: Journal of Marketing Research
Authors: , ,
Keywords: marketing, transportation: road
Abstract:

By treating leasing and financing contracts as differentiated products with their own unique acquisition costs, the authors develop a structural model of a consumer's choice of automobile and the related decision of whether to lease or buy it. They estimate the model on a data set of new car purchases from the entry-luxury segment of the U.S. automobile market. A key finding is that consumers are myopic and prefer contracts with lower payment streams even when they have higher total costs. The authors also find that consumers are more likely to lease than to finance cars with higher maintenance costs because this provides them with the option to return the car before maintenance costs become too high. The authors demonstrate how automobile manufacturers can use the model to evaluate the effectiveness of promotional incentives, such as cash rebates, interest rate subsidies, and increased residual values.

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