Reputation and Production Standards

This paper analyzes a monopolist's behavior when consumers cannot observe the production standards. These types of products are usually known as credence goods. The steady-state level of quality with credence goods is found to be lower than that with experience goods, and perfect information go...

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Main Authors: Jill J. McCluskey, Maria L. Loureiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Western Agricultural Economics Association 2005-04-01
Series:Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics
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Online Access:https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/30788