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ERIC Number: EJ528572
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-0485
The Economics of Information: A Classroom Experiment.
Netusil, Noelwah R.; Haupert, Michael
Journal of Economic Education, v26 n4 p357-63 Fall 1995
Describes an economics class experiment where students ranked the quality of baked pies according to limited information. The limited sets of information included brand name and packaging only, price only, advertising only, word-of-mouth, and taste test. Discusses signals of quality and consumer decisions. (MJP)
Descriptors: Advertising, Consumer Economics, Consumer Education, Decision Making, Economics Education, Home Economics, Information Dissemination, Marketing, Merchandise Information, Microeconomics, Money Management, Purchasing, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys, Undergraduate Study, Values
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Gertsner (E)