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A note on welfare-improving ignorance about quality

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  • Anthony Creane, 2008. "A note on welfare-improving ignorance about quality," Economic Theory, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 34(3), pages 585-590, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joecth:v:34:y:2008:i:3:p:585-590
    DOI: 10.1007/s00199-007-0204-0
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    1. Meurer, Michael & Stahl, Dale II, 1994. "Informative advertising and product match," International Journal of Industrial Organization, Elsevier, vol. 12(1), pages 1-19, March.
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    3. Creane, Anthony, 1998. "Ignorance Is Bliss as Trade Policy," Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 6(4), pages 616-624, November.
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    Keywords

    Asymmetric information; Quality; Learning; D8; L1;
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    JEL classification:

    • D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
    • L1 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance

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