Buyers' response to third-party quality certification: Theory and evidence from Ethiopian wheat traders

When quality attributes of a product are not directly observable, third-party certification (TPC) enables buyers to distinguish between quality levels and reward sellers accordingly. We study the adoption of TPC by traders in smallholder-based agricultural value chains in low-income countries, where...

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Main Authors: Abate, Gashaw T., Bernard, Tanguy, Bulte, Erwin, Miguel, Jérémy Do Nascimento, Sadoulet, Elisabeth
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Wiley 2026
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177256
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