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Baron and Myerson (1982): the levels of quantity and quality are lower under asymmetric information than under symmetric … information. Unlike their work, however, the price level can be higher or lower under asymmetric information, depending on the …
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The marketing literature refers to the concept of brand capital and provides empirical evidence that firms with a large stock of well-established brands have an advantage in introducing new products. This paper develops a theory of brand extension as a mechanism for informational leverage in...
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from such foods dairy products, depend upon the acquired information related to diet and health. This study develops new … health information measures from different sources. The monthly information indexes, constructed for 1980-93, show that the … amount of consumer information related to fat and cholesterol reached to the highest during 1989-90. the empirical …
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Suppose competent economists obtain common information on business forecasts, and incompetent economists obtain … independent information. If no one knows who is able, young economists mimic others because a forecast different from others … indicated inability when it proves wrong. An older economist, however, can infer his ability from past information. Those who …
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The purpose of this paper is to examine how tasks should be allocated in a simple hierarchy consisting of an organizational designer and subordinates, in the framework of a principal-agent relationship with moral hazard.
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