Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/123820 
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Year of Publication: 
2014
Series/Report no.: 
Working Paper No. 2014-10
Publisher: 
Rutgers University, Department of Economics, New Brunswick, NJ
Abstract: 
Prior literature on quality disclosure focuses on whether information provision affects consumer choice. This paper extends this research and explores whether information presentation affects consumer responsiveness in the context of Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) reports. I find that after CDC releases quality information on both "success rate" and "multiple-birth rate" with the former highlighted, consumers only respond to "success rate" after CDC changes the format by highlighting "multiple-birth rate" consumers start to choose clinics with lower "multiple-birth rates" It implies that proper design of information presentation is crucial in determining the effectiveness of public reporting.
Subjects: 
information presentation
quality disclosure
infertility
JEL: 
L15
I11
I18
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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