Arbeitspapier

Reputation and certification in online shops

We investigate the impact of self-organized reputation versus certification by an independent institution on demand for online shops. Using data from a large Austrian price comparison site, we show that quality seals issued by a credible and independent institution increase demand more than feedback-based reputation. This result is important for markets where the market-maker must deal with issues of asymmetric information concerning the quality of goods and services in the market.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Reihe Ökonomie / Economics Series ; No. 279

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models
Firm Behavior: Theory
Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
Information and Product Quality; Standardization and Compatibility
Thema
online markets
search engines
signaling
certification
reputation

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Hackl, Franz
Kügler, Agnes
Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)
(wo)
Vienna
(wann)
2011

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Hackl, Franz
  • Kügler, Agnes
  • Winter-Ebmer, Rudolf
  • Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)

Entstanden

  • 2011

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