It’s good to be bad: The low quality advantage in consumer search markets
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2022.110518
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Keywords
Consumer search; Price perception; Quality;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
- L15 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Information and Product Quality
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