Stahl, Konrad; Strausz, Roland - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2011
-induced certification acts as an inspection device, seller-induced certification as a signalling device. Seller-induced certification …Who does, and who should initiate costly certification by a third party under asymmetric quality information, the buyer … maximizes the certifier's profit and social welfare. This suggests the general principle that certification is, and should be …