Using price to manage demand is a well-studied discipline in the airline and railway industries, where individual seats may be priced differently to manage variable demand into fixed capacity.

ECONOMIST: Excessive

But how can they keep pace with demand and properly manage inventory to truly capitalize on this spending spree?

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On the other hand, using fiscal policy to manage demand can be dangerous because it is less flexible than monetary policy.

ECONOMIST: The economy