Kenneth Corts, University of Toronto

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Latest funding

Competition policy: information, contracts, and competition
SSHRC · 2012 · Principal investigator
$52,500
Certification, intermediation, mandatory substantiation, and the provision of product quality information to consumers
SSHRC · 2008 · Principal investigator
$54,000

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Competition policy: information, contracts, and competition

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Corts, Kenneth S.

Keywords: industrial organization; contracts; commitment; game theory; asymmetric information; competition policy

$52,500

Certification, intermediation, mandatory substantiation, and the provision of product quality information to consumers

Principal investigatorSSHRC2008Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Corts, Kenneth S.

Keywords: asymmetric information; adverse selection; certification; intermediation; competition policy

$54,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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