Do you always get what you pay for? How consumers mispredict product quality
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 - 00:31
in Mathematics & Economics
Consumers are willing to spend thousands of dollars for luxury brand watches such as Rolex and Cartier because they are synonymous with high quality. But does this mean that inexpensive watches made by low-cost rivals must always be low quality? According to a new study, consumers mistakenly predict product quality based on quality consistency in other price ranges.