The literature on collective reputation is still in its infancy. Despite the existence of a (limited) number of … valuable theoretical works studying the process of collective reputation building, there is still no comprehensive analysis of … and the actions put forward by the group of agents in order to reach and maintain a certain level of collective reputation …

This paper analyzes a repeated games model of collective reputation with imperfect public monitoring and perfect local … peer monitoring of efforts. Even when peer monitoring is local, firms may achieve higher profits under collective … reputation by decreasing the cost of maintaining customers' trust. The optimal number of firms that share a common reputation is …

and that this is because collective reputation encourages efficient investment in quality. However, a company’s incentives …

considered where there are two categories of universities - mass and elite, and their separation is maintained by collective … reputation. The model produces an equilibrium in which the university system can still be used for signaling but makes no …

firm and raises the collective reputation for quality shared with its rivals. Minimum quality standards improve welfare. If …