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Is the reputation of a firm tradable when the change in ownership is observable? We consider a competitive market in which a share of owners must retire in each period. New owners bid for the firms that are for sale. Customers learn the owner's type, which reflects the quality of the good or...

Is the reputation of a firm tradable when the change in ownership is observable?We consider a competitive market in which a share of owners must retire ineach period. New owners bid for the firms that are for sale. Customers learn theowners type, which reflects the quality of the good or service...

Consider a differentiated product market in which all consumers are fully informed about match value and price at the time they make their purchasing decision. Initially, consumers become informed about the prices of all products in the market but do not know the match values. Some consumers...