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Trade Effects of Minimum Quality Standards with and without Deterred Entry

Lutz, Stefan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

In a model of vertical product differentiation, duopolistic firms face quality-dependent costs and compete on quality and price in two segmented markets. Minimum quality standards, set uniformly or according to the principle of mutual recognition, can be used to increase welfare. The analysis...

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Vertical Product Differentiation, Quality Standards, and International Trade Policy

Lutz, Stefan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

This paper studies the influence of minimum quality standards in a partial-equilibrium model of vertical product differentiation and trade in which duopolistic firms face quality-dependent costs and compete on quality and price in two segmented markets. Three alternative standard setting...

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Does Mutual Recognition of National Minimum Quality Standards Support Regional Convergence?

Lutz, Stefan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

In a model of vertical product differentiation, duopolistic firms face quality-dependent costs and compete on 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...

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Attribute Dependence and the Provision of Quality

Degryse, Hans; Irmen, Andreas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1997

A quality improvement often necessitates modifications of varietal product features. This paper studies firms’ incentives to provide quality when this decision affects the goods’ degree of horizontal differentiation. Intuitively, one is inclined to argue that private incentives to provide...

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Vertical Product Differentiation and Entry Deterrence

Lutz, Stefan - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1996

This paper studies how the existence of a potential entrant influences an incumbent’s choice of quality in a model of vertical product differentiation and entry. Both firms face fixed set-up costs and quality-dependent costs of production, and compete on quality and price. With identical...

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Trade-Inducing Quality Standards for Used Durables

Clerides, Sofronis; Hadjiyiannis, Costas - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005

We construct a theoretical framework to study the impact of asymmetric quality standards on used durable goods on trade flows, profits and consumer welfare. We show that asymmetry in quality standards generates trade in used goods from high to low standard countries while at the same time...

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The Rules of Standard Setting Organizations: An Empirical Analysis

Chiao, Benjamin; Lerner, Josh; Tirole, Jean - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2007

This paper empirically explores standard-setting organizations’ policy choices. Consistent with Lerner-Tirole (2006), we find (a) a negative relationship between the extent to which an SSO is oriented to technology sponsors and the concession level required of sponsors and (b) a positive...

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Direct and Indirect Network Effects are Equivalent: A Comment on “Direct and Indirect Network Effects: Are They Equivalent?”

Church, Jeffrey; Gandal, Neil - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2012

do not, in the case of indirect network effects, make standardization more likely, but (ii) indirect network effects are … associated with excessive standardization. We show in Clements’ framework that neither of these results are correct …: standardization is more likely as the number of software firms increases and when the type of market equilibrium is unique— there are …

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Legal Evolution, Contract Evolution, and Standardization

Gennaioli, Nicola; Perotti, Enrico C; Ponzetto, Giacomo AM - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2014

law matures. Contract standardization avoids this cost, statically improving enforcement; but it crowds out innovative …

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Network Effects, Standardization, and the Internet: What Have We Learned From The DVD Vs. DIVX Battle?

Dranove, David; Gandal, Neil - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1999

standardization, that is, left alone the market may fail to achieve standardization when it is socially desirable and (2) even if the …

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