False advertising

There is widespread evidence that some firms use false advertising to overstate the value of their products. We consider a model in which a policymaker is able to punish such false claims. We characterize an equilibrium where false advertising actively influences rational buyers, and analyze the eff...

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Main Authors: Andrew Rhodes, Christopher Wilson
Format: Default Article
Published: 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2134/27488
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