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Imperfect competition and reputational commitment

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  • Bar-Isaac, Heski, 2005. "Imperfect competition and reputational commitment," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 89(2), pages 167-173, November.
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    5. Alcalá, Francisco & González-Maestre, Miguel & Martínez-Pardina, Irene, 2014. "Information and quality with an increasing number of brands," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 37(C), pages 109-117.
    6. Bo Becker & Todd Milbourn, 2008. "Reputation and competition: evidence from the credit rating industry," Harvard Business School Working Papers 09-051, Harvard Business School, revised Sep 2010.
    7. Zeng, Yamin & Yuan, Qingbo & Zhang, Junsheng, 2015. "Blurred stars: Mutual fund ratings in the shadow of conflicts of interest," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 60(C), pages 284-295.
    8. Vincenzo Asero & Sebastiano Patti, 2009. "Asymmetric Information, Tourist Satisfaction and Quality in Tourism," Annals of the University of Petrosani, Economics, University of Petrosani, Romania, vol. 9(3), pages 5-16.
    9. Enrico Sette, 2009. "Sorting, reputation and entry in a market for experts," Temi di discussione (Economic working papers) 727, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
    10. Bar-Isaac, Heski & Shapiro, Joel, 2013. "Ratings quality over the business cycle," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 108(1), pages 62-78.
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    13. Spagnolo, Giancarlo & Calzolari, Giacomo, 2009. "Relational Contracts and Competitive Screening," CEPR Discussion Papers 7434, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
    14. Michelangelo Rossi, 2019. "How Does Competition Affect Reputation Concerns? Theory and Evidence from Airbnb," CESifo Working Paper Series 7972, CESifo.
    15. Susan Feng Lu & Konstantinos Serfes & Gerard Wedig & Bingxiao Wu, 2021. "Does Competition Improve Service Quality? The Case of Nursing Homes Where Public and Private Payers Coexist," Management Science, INFORMS, vol. 67(10), pages 6493-6512, October.
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    19. Harbaugh, Rick & To, Ted, 2014. "Opportunistic discrimination," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 192-204.
    20. Justin Malbon, 2013. "Taking Fake Online Consumer Reviews Seriously," Journal of Consumer Policy, Springer, vol. 36(2), pages 139-157, June.
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