Thesis

Predictive Analytics: A Study of Vehicle Pricing

By: Justin Kowalczyk (MA) 
Advisor: Professor René Kirkegaard 

This paper utilizes 48,109 transactions from Canada’s wholesale used car market to determine how factors such as: age and mileage affect the price trajectory of a used vehicle. Evidence is provided to support a theory that after a certain age the price of a used vehicle begins to appreciate. Furthermore, this research paper presents findings on the possibility of locational arbitrage in Canada’s wholesale used car market.
 

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