We develop a dynamic regulation model of quality provision where maintenance efforts and quality shocks have a durable … impact. When the regulator contracts with a sequence of agents, asymmetric information can lead to overprovision of quality …

The definition of products’ quality and its enforcement can be produce in a more or less centralized way. These two … dimensions, definition and enforcement are the core of our approach based on a distinction between several “levels†of quality … governance of quality and, second, to analyze the interactions among these levels. …

for signalling quality. It is shown that the presence of confused consumers leads to the emergence of multiple stable …

This paper explores the role of a minimum quality standard when the quality choice is discrete. A minimum quality … subsidize or tax the high quality in order to implement different firms’ choices corresponding to a situation of welfare …

tariff cuts. TRQ expansion would, however, increase the high-quality bias in beef imports and welfare losses, whereas a cut …

Sourcing grapes from independent growers for use in top quality wines sold on the international market is a major …

Sourcing grapes from independent growers for use in top quality wines sold on the international market is a major …

). These products are valued for their sanitary quality and their cultural and historical meaning. Current debates on … specific link between products and geographical origins. Nevertheless this approach raises some problems, quality being a … social construction. Increasing the role of consumers in defining this quality might weaken the role of producers and the …

to commercialization of a low quality wine and the high quality adjustment of the distributor. We show that this … a quality level that is superior to that obtained at the optimum of vertical integration, and manages to get a part of …