undetected. Key to our analysis is the condition of whether a buyer can commit to the intensity of supply inspection. If a buyer …, however, may become complements when a buyer is able to commit to the intensity of supply inspection. Complementarity is … provide broad support for theory, which, we argue, might help to explain variation in inspection practices across industries …

introduce bias that erodes inspection quality by altering inspector stringency. Our analysis of thousands of food safety … inspections reveals that inspectors are affected by the inspection outcomes at their prior inspected establishment (outcome …, consistent with negativity bias, the effect is stronger after observing compliance deterioration than improvement. Inspection …