Quality Choices and Reputation Systems in Online Markets - An Experimental Study
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Keywords
Product Quality; Reputation Systems; Online Markets; Experimental Economics; Markovian Decision Process;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C73 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Stochastic and Dynamic Games; Evolutionary Games
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- L12 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Monopoly; Monopolization Strategies
- L15 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Information and Product Quality
- L86 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Information and Internet Services; Computer Software
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-EXP-2014-11-07 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-ICT-2014-11-07 (Information and Communication Technologies)
- NEP-MKT-2014-11-07 (Marketing)
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