dc.creatorEngel Goetz, Eduardo
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-06T20:38:12Z
dc.date.available2018-09-06T20:38:12Z
dc.date.created2018-09-06T20:38:12Z
dc.date.issued1995
dc.identifierRevista de Análisis Económico Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 183 - 202, 1995
dc.identifier0716-5927
dc.identifierhttp://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/151532
dc.description.abstractHow consumers behave has important consequences when assessing the effectiveness of particular consumer protection policies. In this paper it is argued that policies that rely strongly on consumer rationality, such as information provision requirements, are considerable less effective in practice than what is foreseen under the usual assumptions of economic models. The relation between consumer behavior and a variety of consumer protection issues, such as unfair business practices, the benefits of standardization. informatioll regulation, education campaigne, large scale scams and advertising, is analyzed.
dc.languageen
dc.publisherILADES-Georgetown University, Universidad Alberto Hurtado
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cl/
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Chile
dc.sourceRevista de Análisis Económico
dc.titleConsumer protection policies and rational behavior
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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