A note on welfare-improving ignorance about quality
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Keywords
Asymmetric information; Quality; Learning; D8; L1;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D8 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty
- L1 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance
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