LEVIN, DAN; PECK, JAMES; YE, LIXIN - In: Journal of Industrial Economics 57 (2009) 1, pp. 167-196
We analyze costly quality disclosure with horizontally differentiated products under duopoly and a cartel, and characterize the effect of competition on disclosure and welfare. We show that expected disclosure is higher under a cartel than under duopoly, and the welfare comparison depends on the...