way of generating statistically meaningful information, certification has been adopted in financial statements evaluation … optimally allocate moderation resource. The third essay examines a market for certification and certifiers' strategic reporting …

Certification Programs,' estimates the consumer welfare benefits from the increase in scope of USDA beef quality certification … has been offered as a reason for the decline. Certification programs provide producers a new way to differentiate and … consumer welfare by approximately 2% of beef expenditure. The second essay, 'Grading and Quality Certification in Beef …

Secondary markets have adopted a number of quality signaling mechanismssuch as certification to reduce information … examine the impact oftheir information-acquisition on the choice of certification, as well asthe price paid. We compare the … findings highlight that product-related informationsubstitutes, and price-related information complements, certification …

National Laboratory (LANL) is working to achieve Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) certification to enable them to transport …. Since the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) has achieved WIPP certification, INEEL personnel … the particular software quality assurance requirements required for WIPP certification. …

This thesis analyzes the use of certification and licensing in the field of Marketing, particularly in the area of … very recently. Before performing certification, the method of certification needs to be analyzed. …

school principal, a position that requires certification. I find ignoring gender differences in desire for promotion yields …

certification for Pangasius producers in Vietnam and Bangladesh. Widespread insistence on compliance with emerging standards by …