Counterfeit Goods and Income Inequality /

This paper examines the effect of counterfeit goods in a world where consumers are differentiated by level of income and innovation is quality enhancing. Counterfeit goods are defined as products with the same characteristics as 'originals', but of lower quality. The effect of imitation on...

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Главный автор: Scandizzo, Stefania
Формат: Журнал
Язык:English
Опубликовано: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Серии:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/013
Online-ссылка:Full text available on IMF