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Quality choice and the Coase problem

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  • Chi, Woody Chih-Yi, 1999. "Quality choice and the Coase problem," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 64(1), pages 107-115, July.
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    3. Tsuyoshi Toshimitsu, 2005. "Quality choice, the Coase problem, and a fixed cost function of quality: a note," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 12(7), pages 453-455.
    4. Usategui Díaz de Otalora, José María, 2001. "Commitment Power in a Non-Stationary Durable-Good Market," BILTOKI 1134-8984, Universidad del País Vasco - Departamento de Economía Aplicada III (Econometría y Estadística).
    5. Kutsoati, Edward & Zabojnik, Jan, 2005. "The effects of learning-by-doing on product innovation by a durable good monopolist," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 23(1-2), pages 83-108, February.
    6. Goering, Gregory E., 2005. "Durable goods monopoly and quality choice," Research in Economics, Elsevier, vol. 59(1), pages 59-66, March.
    7. Asano, Takao & Shibata, Akihisa, 2011. "Optimal pricing and quality choice of a monopolist under Knightian uncertainty," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 29(6), pages 746-754.
    8. Woody Chih-yi Chi, 2004. "Intertemporal Quality Discrimination," Econometric Society 2004 Far Eastern Meetings 660, Econometric Society.

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