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Comments on: Price discrimination based on gender: Sexist or fair? http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2012/09/17/price-discrimination-based-on-gender-sexist-or-fair/ The Visible Hand in Economics Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Matt Nolan http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2012/09/17/price-discrimination-based-on-gender-sexist-or-fair/#comment-39947 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:12:00 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=7564#comment-39947 In reply to ethel the aardvark.

 I used to just shave my head thinking it was a bit cheaper – I’m definitely not practical enough to cut my own hair!

Maybe I should go into a men’s barber to see if they would cut women’s hair!

]]> By: ethel the aardvark http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2012/09/17/price-discrimination-based-on-gender-sexist-or-fair/#comment-39946 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 07:15:00 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=7564#comment-39946 And if you’re a woman who doesn’t value haircuts you grow your hair long and opt out of the haircut market altogether. Cutting my hair in the bathroom mirror seems a lot better value than the money and the time required for a haircut. 

Though if I got a man price for a haircut I might be tempted to go a hairdresser…

]]> By: Matt Nolan http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2012/09/17/price-discrimination-based-on-gender-sexist-or-fair/#comment-39944 Mon, 17 Sep 2012 01:16:00 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=7564#comment-39944 In reply to Kimble.

The guys that get the bigger hairstyles do tend to pay more for cuts – that would be a very interesting dataset to look into.

]]> By: Kimble http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2012/09/17/price-discrimination-based-on-gender-sexist-or-fair/#comment-39943 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 23:42:00 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=7564#comment-39943 How much do gay guys pay for haircuts and clothes?

Boom.

]]> By: Matt Nolan http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2012/09/17/price-discrimination-based-on-gender-sexist-or-fair/#comment-39942 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 22:40:00 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=7564#comment-39942 In reply to jamesz.

Indeed, I say at the start we need to look in more detail if we are going to discuss sexism through price discrimination.

I then merely note some of the logical points that come out if we look at one specific example – namely that in the case of haircuts the price different appears to be based primarily on cost differences given it is a competitive industry. Given this, I personally struggle to see how this is unfair – other people may still think it is so, which is their perogative.

]]> By: jamesz http://www.tvhe.co.nz/2012/09/17/price-discrimination-based-on-gender-sexist-or-fair/#comment-39941 Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:52:00 +0000 http://www.tvhe.co.nz/?p=7564#comment-39941 This post implicitly assumes that an efficient market is ‘fair’: the entire discussion about ‘values’ revolves around the competitiveness of the market. I think a discussion of sexism probably needs to be slightly broader to be convincing!

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