Warranties, extended warranties, and product quality

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 463-493

  Lutz, Nancy A ^a   Padmanabhan, V ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Extended warranties; Moral hazard; Quality; Screening; Warranties

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032374962     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7187(97)00002-7     Document Type: Article

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