This paper focuses on consumer confusion when firms may choose between credible and non-credible certification systems for signalling quality. It is shown that the presence of confused consumers leads to the emergence of multiple stable equilibria, in which either all firms select the credible certification or all firms select the non-credible certification. A situation with numerous confused consumers is characterized by the complete absence of credible certification.Cet article explore les conséquences de la confusion des consommateurs quand des firmes peuvent choisir entre une certification crédible et une certification non-crédible pour signaler la qualité. La présence de consommateurs confus conduit à l’émergence d’équilibres multiples...
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Product conformity assessment system changes in various countries have impacted the role of certific...
This paper focuses on consumer confusion when firms may choose between credible and non-credible cer...
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We compare certification to a minimum quality standard (MQS) policy in a duopolistic industry where ...
International audienceThis paper questions the honesty of third-party certification in the market fo...
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Labels certify that a product meets some standard for quality, but often consumers are unsure of the...
International audienceLabels certify that a product meets some standard for quality, but often consu...
A label that imperfectly signals product quality is analyzed in a Bertrand duopoly with differentiat...
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The paper constructs a two-period and an infinitely repeated signaling model for the certification o...
This paper shows how the presence of uninformed consumers in a market for di¤erentiated products ind...
Product conformity assessment system changes in various countries have impacted the role of certific...
This paper focuses on consumer confusion when firms may choose between credible and non-credible cer...
Abstract: We compare certification to a minimum quality standard (MQS) policy in a duopolistic indus...
An economic analysis of quality signals: labels and product quality certification This paper studie...
Within a vertical relationship between a producer and a retailer we study each side’s incentives to ...
We compare certification to a minimum quality standard (MQS) policy in a duopolistic industry where ...
International audienceThis paper questions the honesty of third-party certification in the market fo...
The paper offers a simple theory of pricing behavior in certification markets. The basis for the the...
Viscusi (1978) shows how, in markets with quality uncertainty, perfect certification results in sepa...
Labels certify that a product meets some standard for quality, but often consumers are unsure of the...
International audienceLabels certify that a product meets some standard for quality, but often consu...
A label that imperfectly signals product quality is analyzed in a Bertrand duopoly with differentiat...
This paper analyzes the problem raised by quality provision in globalizing economies. When quality i...
The paper constructs a two-period and an infinitely repeated signaling model for the certification o...
This paper shows how the presence of uninformed consumers in a market for di¤erentiated products ind...
Product conformity assessment system changes in various countries have impacted the role of certific...