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can disentangle self-selection from reputation effects. Based on 476 taxi rides with four different types of taxis, we can … show strong reputation effects on the prices and service quality of drivers, while there is practically no evidence of a …
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can disentangle self-selection from reputation effects. Based on 476 taxi rides with four different types of taxis, we can … show strong reputation effects on the prices and service quality of drivers, while there is practically no evidence of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013448173
can disentangle self-selection from reputation effects. Based on 476 taxi rides with four different types of taxis, we can … show strong reputation effects on the prices and service quality of drivers, while there is practically no evidence of a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013468203
can disentangle self-selection from reputation effects. Based on 476 taxi rides with four different types of taxis, we can … show strong reputation effects on the prices and service quality of drivers, while there is practically no evidence of a …
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post -. Trust has to replace own examination and verification. Applying Choquet-Expected Utility theory, a general model of …
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Rothschild and Stiglitz (1976) show that there need not exist a competitive equilibrium in markets with adverse selection. Building on their framework we demonstrate that externalities between agents - an agent's utility upon accepting a contract depends on the average type attracted by the...
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determinants for efficiency in credence goods markets. While theory predicts that either liability or verifiability yields … efficiency, we find that liability has a crucial, but verifiability only a minor effect. Allowing sellers to build up reputation … higher efficiency as long as liability is violated. -- credence goods ; experiment ; liability ; verifiability ; reputation …
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If communication involves some transactions cost to both sender and recipient, what policy ensures that correct messages - those with positive social surplus - get sent? Filters block messages that harm recipients but benefit senders by more than transactions costs. Taxes can block positive...
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This paper studies the design of tax systems that implement a planner's second-best allocation in a market economy. An example shows that the widely used Mirrleesian (1976) tax system cannot implement all incentive-compatible allocations. Hammond's (1979) "principle of taxation" proves that any...
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