Brands' quality levels, prices, and advertising outlays: empirical evidence on signals and information costs
Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 29 - 52
Published: Jan 1, 1996
Abstract
For nearly 200 products evaluated by Consumer Reports we calculated rank correlations between brands' quality ratings and prices and advertising outlays. These correlations are related in cross-section to novel measures of buyers' information portfolios. Quality-price correlations increase with the scope for vertical differentiation and decline for innovative and “convenience” goods. Positive quality-advertising associations mainly reflect...
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Title
Brands' quality levels, prices, and advertising outlays: empirical evidence on signals and information costs
Published Date
Jan 1, 1996
Volume
14
Issue
1
Pages
29 - 52
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