Measuring Brand Value in an Equilibrium Framework

Posted: 19 Jul 2006

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Avi Goldfarb

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

Steven Qiang Lu

University of Sydney Business School

Sridhar Moorthy

University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management

Date Written: August 2007

Abstract

We propose a structural approach to measuring brand value in an equilibrium framework using observational data. Brand value is defined as the difference in equilibrium profit between the brand in question and its counterfactual unbranded equivalent on search attributes. Our structural model allows us to make this computation rigorously, taking into account competitors' and retailers' reactions in the real and in the counterfactual situations. We illustrate our method on aggregate and individual-level data in two product categories, ready-to-eat cereal and ketchup, and compare our brand value estimates with those obtained from previously offered reduced-form methods.

Keywords: brand value, brand equity, NEIO, structural modeling

JEL Classification: M31

Suggested Citation

Goldfarb, Avi and Lu, Steven Qiang and Moorthy, Sridhar, Measuring Brand Value in an Equilibrium Framework (August 2007). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=917364

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Sridhar Moorthy

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