Adverse selection in online "trust" certifications and search results

Electronic Commerce Research and Applications

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 17-25

  Edelman, Benjamin ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse selection; Certification; Regulation; Reputation; Trust

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE SELECTION; CERTIFICATION; REGULATION; REPUTATION; TRUST;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; SEARCH ENGINES;

RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 79951954228     PISSN: 15674223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elerap.2010.06.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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