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dc.contributor.authorLutz, Stefanen
dc.date.accessioned2009-02-16T15:12:42Z-
dc.date.available2009-02-16T15:12:42Z-
dc.date.issued2003-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10419/24819-
dc.description.abstractIn a model of vertical product differentiation, duopolistic firms face qualitydependent costs and compete in quality and price in two segmented markets. Minimum quality standards, set according to the principle of Mutual Recognition, can be used to increase welfare. The results of the one-shot game suggest that standards achieve initial convergence in terms of qualities produced and national welfares. Therefore, the static game is repeated in multiple periods and firms' qualities in the previous period determine their costs. In an N-period game, quality standards will in fact lead to convergence in terms of qualities and national welfares.en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisher|aZentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) |cMannheimen
dc.relation.ispartofseries|aZEW Discussion Papers |x03-17en
dc.subject.jelF13en
dc.subject.jelF12en
dc.subject.jelL13en
dc.subject.ddc330en
dc.subject.keywordproduct differentiationen
dc.subject.keywordoligopolyen
dc.subject.keywordtradeen
dc.subject.keywordquality standardsen
dc.subject.stwProduktdifferenzierungen
dc.subject.stwOligopolen
dc.subject.stwProduktqualitäten
dc.subject.stwNormungen
dc.subject.stwUrsprungslandprinzipen
dc.subject.stwZwei-Länder-Modellen
dc.subject.stwSpieltheorieen
dc.subject.stwWohlfahrtseffekten
dc.subject.stwTheorieen
dc.titleMutual Recognition of National Minimum Quality Standards may Support International Convergence-
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.identifier.ppn364592699en
dc.rightshttp://www.econstor.eu/dspace/Nutzungsbedingungenen
dc.identifier.repecRePEc:zbw:zewdip:961en

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