• Title of article

    “Innocuous” minimum quality standards

  • Author/Authors

    Paolo G. Garella، نويسنده ,

  • Issue Information
    روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2006
  • Pages
    7
  • From page
    368
  • To page
    374
  • Abstract
    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.
  • Keywords
    R&D , regulation , Minimum quality standards , Oligopoly
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Serial Year
    2006
  • Journal title
    Economics Letters
  • Record number

    436021