| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5060666 | Economics Letters | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
This paper studies the relationship between transparency on the consumer side and productivity of firms. We show that more transparent markets are characterized by higher average productivity as firms with low productivity abstain from entering these markets.
⺠We study the relationship between consumer-side transparency and firm productivity. ⺠We find that firms with low productivity abstain from entering transparent markets. ⺠More transparent markets are characterized by higher average productivity.
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Authors
Yiquan Gu, Tobias Wenzel,