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Production, Quality and Markets

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The quality of output is of great concern to firms, consumers and regulators and yet firms' decisions concerning quality receive far less attention from economists than quantity or pricing decisions. There is a substantial management literature on product quality which, to some extent, discusses the costs and benefits of various approaches to product quality, but does not provide a theoretical explanation of the firm's quality decisions. The model presented here incorporates production, quality control, warranty and pricing decisions into the firm's overall (expected) profit maximising behaviour. Both competitive and monopolistic markets are considered.

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  • Donald George, 1997. "Production, Quality and Markets," International Journal of the Economics of Business, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 4(1), pages 21-31.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ijecbs:v:4:y:1997:i:1:p:21-31
    DOI: 10.1080/758532191
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    Keywords

    Quality; Management; Warranties; JEL Classification: D21; D82; L14; L15; M21;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
    • L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation
    • L15 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Information and Product Quality
    • M21 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - Business Economics

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