The Effects of Mandatory Disclosure of Supermarket Prices
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Keywords
Price transparency; Mandatory disclosure; Retail food; Supermarkets; Information;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
- L81 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Retail and Wholesale Trade; e-Commerce
- L66 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Food; Beverages; Cosmetics; Tobacco
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGR-2017-10-29 (Agricultural Economics)
- NEP-COM-2017-10-29 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-MKT-2017-10-29 (Marketing)
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