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COMPETITION AND PRODUCT QUALITY IN THE SUPERMARKET INDUSTRY

COMPETITION AND PRODUCT QUALITY IN THE SUPERMARKET INDUSTRY

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COMPETITION AND PRODUCT QUALITY IN THE SUPERMARKET INDUSTRY

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COMPETITION AND PRODUCT QUALITY IN THE SUPERMARKET INDUSTRY

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England: MIT Press

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The Quarterly journal of economics, 2011-08, Vol.126 (3), p.1539-1591

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English

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England: MIT Press

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This article analyzes the effect of competition on a supermarket firm's incentive to provide product quality. In the supermarket industry, product availability is an important measure of quality. Using U.S. Consumer Price Index microdata to track inventory shortfalls, I find that stores facing more intense competition have fewer shortfalls. Competi...

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COMPETITION AND PRODUCT QUALITY IN THE SUPERMARKET INDUSTRY

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_911909424

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_911909424

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ISSN

0033-5533

E-ISSN

1531-4650

DOI

10.1093/qje/qjr031

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