Within a vertical relationship between a producer and a retailer we study each side’s incentives to certify the quality of a product. Without certification, consumers are not informed about quality. We show that this certification issue generates new conflicts between producer and vendor. They agree neither on the level of certification, nor on who should certify. These conflicts result from a combination of a hold-up problem and a disclosure issue (a firm might prefer to hide its quality).Nous examinons, dans le cadre d ’ une relation verticale entre un producteur et un distributeur, les incitations que reçoivent chacun des agents à certifier un produit de qualité inconnue des consommateurs. Nous montrons que cette décision est à l’origine...
International audienceIn those sectors faced with questions of food safety (meat, fruit, vegetables)...
La certification éthique répond aux attentes des consommateurs qui intègrent certains critères immat...
This paper offers a theoretical analysis of imperfect competition in certification markets. Firms th...
For-profit certifier's eco-labelling is common in industries where firms have some “countervailing p...
The purpose of the article is to state, in a first section, the specificity of certification procedu...
Cette thèse se situe en organisation industrielle appliquée à l'analyse des marchés des labels privé...
Les producteurs du Sud intégrés dans le commerce équitable sont incités à adopter un mode de gouvern...
This paper focuses on consumer confusion when firms may choose between credible and non-credible cer...
peer reviewedComment la certification éthique affecte-t-elle les collaborations entre des partenaire...
L’objet de cet article consiste à analyser la procédure de certification industrielle dans la relati...
An economic analysis of quality signals: labels and product quality certification This paper studie...
National audiencesi les normes ISO 9000 traduisent un consensus international quant aux<br />caracté...
International audienceThe objective of this paper is to provide empirical evidence for whether the h...
This paper put forward the opinion that the certification of origin constitutes another type ofnon-t...
This thesis applies industrial organization to the analysis of private and collective label markets ...
International audienceIn those sectors faced with questions of food safety (meat, fruit, vegetables)...
La certification éthique répond aux attentes des consommateurs qui intègrent certains critères immat...
This paper offers a theoretical analysis of imperfect competition in certification markets. Firms th...
For-profit certifier's eco-labelling is common in industries where firms have some “countervailing p...
The purpose of the article is to state, in a first section, the specificity of certification procedu...
Cette thèse se situe en organisation industrielle appliquée à l'analyse des marchés des labels privé...
Les producteurs du Sud intégrés dans le commerce équitable sont incités à adopter un mode de gouvern...
This paper focuses on consumer confusion when firms may choose between credible and non-credible cer...
peer reviewedComment la certification éthique affecte-t-elle les collaborations entre des partenaire...
L’objet de cet article consiste à analyser la procédure de certification industrielle dans la relati...
An economic analysis of quality signals: labels and product quality certification This paper studie...
National audiencesi les normes ISO 9000 traduisent un consensus international quant aux<br />caracté...
International audienceThe objective of this paper is to provide empirical evidence for whether the h...
This paper put forward the opinion that the certification of origin constitutes another type ofnon-t...
This thesis applies industrial organization to the analysis of private and collective label markets ...
International audienceIn those sectors faced with questions of food safety (meat, fruit, vegetables)...
La certification éthique répond aux attentes des consommateurs qui intègrent certains critères immat...
This paper offers a theoretical analysis of imperfect competition in certification markets. Firms th...