Vertical Differentiation through Product Design
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Keywords
product design; vertical differentiation; consumer search; directed search; search cost heterogeneity;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
- D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
- L15 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Information and Product Quality
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-BEC-2024-01-29 (Business Economics)
- NEP-COM-2024-01-29 (Industrial Competition)
- NEP-DES-2024-01-29 (Economic Design)
- NEP-IND-2024-01-29 (Industrial Organization)
- NEP-MIC-2024-01-29 (Microeconomics)
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