Essays on quality uncertainty, information, and institutional choice /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ortmann, Andreas
Other Authors:	Barney, Jay B. (degree committee member.), Battalio, Raymond C. (degree committee member.), Baye, Michael R. (degree committee member.)
Format:	Thesis Book
Language:	English
Published:	1991.
Subjects:	Consumer behavior. Quality of products. Computer industry. Major economics. Academic theses
Online Access:	Link to OAKTrust copy

Description
Abstract:	The essays that together make up this dissertation investigate in three essays the consequences of quality uncertainty under asymmetric information. The first essay, "Procurement Decisions, Reputation Acquisition, and Innovation in the PC Industry", theoretically and empirically analyzes reputation acquisition and innovation in the personal computer industry. The second essay is "A Note on Two Related Models of Reputation Acquisition" in credit markets. The third essay investigates "The Economics of Noisy Signals".
Item Description:	Typescript (photocopy). Vita. "Major subject: Economics."
Physical Description:	x, 99 leaves : illustrations ; 29 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references.