Minimum quality standard regulation under imperfect quality observability
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Keywords
Vertical differentiation; Regulation; Minimum quality standards; Imperfect quality observability; Imperfect enforceability; D43; L13; L51; L88;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
- L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets
- L51 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Economics of Regulation
- L88 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Government Policy
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