Reputation and production standards

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-11

  McCluskey, Jill J ^a   Loureiro, Maria L ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Credence goods; Production standards; Reputation

Indexed keywords

EID: 19044364080     PISSN: 10685502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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