We provide an explanation for a frequently observed vertical restraint in ecommerce, namely that brand manufacturers …-quality product and limits the wholesale price a brand manufacturer can charge. If, however, the branded product is not available … price is salient in the store, this aligns the retailer's incentives with the brand manufacturer's interest to make quality …

We develop a theory of collective brand reputation for markets in which product quality is jointly determined by local … yields a theory of optimal brand size and revenue sharing that applies to platform markets, franchising, licensing, umbrella …

We analyze structural state dependence in brand choice using variation from brand switching during stock-outs caused by … brand switching due to stock-outs. …

-income markets. These changes in export patterns imply that advanced economies become more specialized in "fast-fashion" - exporting …

Continued lobbying by high-end, American designers for intellectual property-type fashion design protection has … of EU case law and the increase in designer/mass-marketer collaborations. -- intellectual property rights ; fashion …

Household Sample Survey (Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios – PNAD), 1995-2015, to describe youth condition according …