Innocuous minimum quality standards

被引：19

作者：

Garella, Paolo G. ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Bologna, Dipartimento Sci Econ, Bologna, Italy

来源：

ECONOMICS LETTERS | 2006年 / 92卷 / 03期

关键词：

regulation; minimum quality standards; oligopoly; R&D;

D O I：

10.1016/j.econlet.2006.03.022

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

The present note shows that "innocuous" minimum quality standards, namely below the lowest quality level in a market, may have effects on equilibrium outcomes. Such a MQS reduces the incentive to invest in R&D by the quality-leading firm. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：368 / 374

页数：7

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